The Dutch Period
For whatever it was worth, Catholic presence in and around El-Mina would be practically snuffed out by the Dutch with the defeat of the Portuguese and the capture of the castle in 1637. When Holland got involved in the trade…
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Catholic Re-entry to the “Mina” Coast in the 18th & 19th Centuries
1. Initial Attempts in the 17 th Century : When the French began to trade with the Guinea coast, the Prior of the Dominican General Novitiate in Paris had also been charged with the care of the missions of the…
A Prefecture Apostolic of the Gold Coast for the SMA Fathers
Bishop Marion de Bresillac, the founder of the SMA missionaries, had died off the coast of Sierra Leone, and Fr. Augustin Planque had become the Superior of the SMA Fathers. Thinking that Accra had a healthier climate, he had asked…
The SMA Fathers & OLA Sisters Open a Mission Post in Cape Coast
As in Elmina, the OLA Sisters followed the SMA Fathers into mission in Cape Coast and opened a girls' school there in 1890. The school was held in the summer residence of Prince Ansah, which had been bought. Srs. Ignatius,…
The SMA Fathers & OLA Sisters Open a Mission Post in Cape Coast
As in Elmina, the OLA Sisters followed the SMA Fathers into mission in Cape Coast and opened a girls' school there in 1890. The school was held in the summer residence of Prince Ansah, which had been bought. Srs. Ignatius,…