St. Peter’s Regional Seminary at Pedu near Cape Coast, recently honoured Most Rev. Peter Kwasi Sarpong, Archbishop Emeritus of Kumasi, by naming the main Lecture Block after him as part of the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Seminary.
Archbishop Sarpong is the oldest of the alumni of the Seminary. He was part of the 1959 Year Group and the first indigenous Rector after the expatriate Rectors had left.
Very Rev Fr. Dr. Robert Charles Snyper, Rector of the Seminary, said that the honour was to give public recognition to Archbishop Sarpong for his contribution to the growth of the Catholic Church and the academia in Ghana, adding that his undaunting character and academic prowess were worth emulating.
He noted that the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter during the Anniversary celebration was dedicated to Founding Fathers and Members in appreciation of their commitment and selfless sacrifices and love for Holy Mother, the Church.
Archbishop Sarpong in a homily, recalled the efforts of the Bishops of the then Gold Coast: Most Revs. Bertrand of Navrongo-Bolgatanga, Champaigne of Tamale, Andre Van den Bronk of Kumasi, Anthony Könings of Keta-Ho, Oliver Bowers of Accra and William Porters of Cape Coast Dioceses, in establishing the Seminary in 1957, thereby transferring the Philosophy and Theology Departments from St. Teresa’s Seminary at Amisano near Elmina to Pedu.
He entreated the Seminarians to follow the example of St. Peter in loving and tending selflessly to the people of God to be entrusted to their care.
He urged them to love their neighbours by suffering with Christ, be obedient and uphold hard work in ministry.
Archbishop Sarpong later unveiled a Plaque which names the Seminary’s Lecture Block after him and had his Episcopal Coat of Arms.
He expressed gratitude to the Seminary community for the honour done him.
The occasion coincided with a visit to the Seminary by members of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Society, Cape Coast Deanery who donated assorted food items, provisions and a deep freezer to the Seminary.
