Name of Parish: St. Anthony of Padua
Location: Anyinasuso
Name of Priest: Fr. Edward Marcellinus Tangviel, (PP)
Outstations: Manhyia, Pewodie, Asukese, Amakrom, Yesrenyame, Suponso, Katapei, Betiako, Abonsuaso.
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ST ANTHONY CATHOLIC CHURCH - ANYINASUSO
The church was founded in 1952 by Nana Osei Abotrimu, Kwaku Adom, Kojo Donkor, Kwadwo Fordjour and Joseph Mensah. Kojo Donkor was the first president and the catechist. Nana Osei Abotrimu gave out one of his rooms to be used for church services. As the number of faithful increased, Madam Apowah gave a piece of land for the construction of a permanent church building at the current funeral grounds at Anyinasuso in 1955 and named it St. Anthony Catholic Church. Fr Matthew Adjaye was the parish priest at Tepa and the church became an outstation. The first society formed in the church was a singing band with the following members: Kojo Donkor (leader), Simon Kwabena Poku, Martha Amofah, Mary Donkor, Martha Boadu, John Adu-Agyei and Kwame Boakye. The church established a school in 1962 which was later taken over by the Government in 1965. The head teacher of the school was Mr. Mensah and later, the school was relocated to Kookoase a suburb of Anyinasuso. The Catechists were Op. Boahene and James Adom Manu. As the number of faithful was increasing, there was the need for a new church building. Through the leadership of Nana Matthew Gyaame, a piece of land for the construction of a new church building was acquired. The construction started in 1985 under the leadership of Benjamin Kovey.
Fr. Valentine became the Parish priest at Tepa with Fr Douglas Peters as his associate who then cut the sod for the construction of the new chapel and was completed in the year 2000. The first Mass in the new building was in 2001 by the then Parish Priest of Tepa, Fr. James Boakye Agyemang.
In 1972, the choir and C.Y.O were formed. Later other societies such as St. Theresa, Christian Mothers, and C.W.A. were also formed.
Church presidents: Nana Osei Abotrimu (1952 – 1956), Kwadwo Donkor (1956 – 1966), Kojo Fordjour (1966 – 1971), Benjamin Kovey (1981 – 1995) , Mathew Gyaame (1995 – 2005), Joseph Acheampong (2005 – 2009), Benjamin Kovey (2009 – 2013) , Augustine Adum Attah (2013 – 2018), Anthony K. Nti (2018)