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Suspension of priest in Konongo-Mampong Diocese

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The Catholic Diocese of Konongo-Mampong in Ghana has indefinitely suspended Rev. Fr. Samuel Adapore following allegations of pastoral abandonment. Bishop John Opoku-Agyemang issued a ‘suspension a divinis’ after Fr. Adapore, the Rector of St. Anthony of Padua Rectorate, reportedly cleared his belongings and left his post without notifying authorities, a move cited as a violation of Canon 533 (1) of the Roman Catholic Code of Canon Law. ~~Initially,~~ Following his disappearance, which left both the church ~~officials stated that Fr. Adapore had severed all communication~~ and his ~~whereabouts were unknown. However,~~ family unable to determine his whereabouts, the Diocese ~~later~~ located ~~him~~ Fr. Adapore at the Police Training Centre in Koforidua. It was clarified that ~~Fr. Adapore~~ the priest had decided on his ‘own and singular volition’ to enlist as a private person in a training programme to join the Ghana Police Service. The situation has ~~drawn~~ sparked public debate and social media criticism regarding the canonical basis of the suspension and whether the ~~Diocese’s efforts to ensure~~ Diocese sufficiently investigated the priest’s welfare. In response to these concerns, Diocese officials clarified that their disciplinary actions and their responsibility for the priest’s welfare are ‘not mutually exclusive.’ They maintained that the suspension was a canonical decision intended to address his unauthorized departure and to ensure the spiritual needs of parishioners were met.

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