Paul Bemile

Paul Bemile (born 20 December 1939) is a Ghanaian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa in the Metropolitan Ecclesiastical Province of Tamale in Ghana. He was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on 19 December 1994. He was consecrated as bishop and installed at Wa, Ghana on 25 March 1995. On 17 February 2016, Pope Francis accepted his related retirement request. He lives on as Bishop Emeritus of Wa, Ghana.

Background and priesthood Paul Bemile was born on 20 December 1939 at Kokoligu, Diocese of Wa, Upper West Region, in northwestern Ghana. He studied philosophy and theology at seminary. He was ordained a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Wa on 3 August 1968. He served as a priest until 19 December 1994.

Bishop Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wa on 19 Dec 1994. He was consecrated and installed at Wa on 25 March 1995. The Principal Consecrator was Archbishop Peter Poreku Dery, Archbishop Emeritus of Tamale assisted by Archbishop Gregory Eebolawola Kpiebaya, Archbishop of Tamale and Archbishop Dominic Kodwo Andoh, Archbishop of Accra. He also served as the chairman of the Governance, Justice and Peace Commission (GJPC). He also served as a member of the Governing Council of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) and member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, in Rome, Italy.

On 17 February 2016, Pope Francis accepted the age-related resignation of Bishop Paul Bemile of the Diocese of Wa. The Holy Father appointed Richard Kuuia Baawobr as the new bishop at Wa, effective that day.