Very Reverend Professor Johnson Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu has been elected as the new Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church Ghana.
He was elected on Saturday at the church conference at the Wesley Cathedral at Adum in Kumasi.
He will take over from Most Rev Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, finishing his tenure in September 2024.
Very Rev Prof Asamoah-Gyadu is the President of the Trinity Theological Seminary at Legon in Accra.
At the election held on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the 51st and 13th Biennial Conference of the church in Kumasi to among others elect a new leader, Very Rev Prof Asamoah-Gyadu emerged as the new leader with 226 votes, representing 53.33 per cent of the votes cast.
The current Administrative Bishop of the church, Right Rev Michael Agyarkwa Bossman, came closest with 99 votes representing 23.8 per cent. In contrast, the Bishop of the Northern Accra Diocese of the church, Right Rev Professor Manasseh Edusa-Eyison got 82 votes representing 19.7 per cent.
The rest are Right Rev Dr Emmanuel Asare Kusi, seven votes (1.68 per cent); Right Rev Samuel Kofi Osabutey, one vote (0.24 per cent) and Very Rev Comfort Ruth Papafio, one vote (0.24 per cent).
Immediately after being declared the Presiding Bishop-elect by the Most Rev Paul Boafo, Canticle Two from the Methodist Hymn Book was sang by the conference delegates rendering thanks to God.
In his acceptance speech, the Presiding Bishop-elect, Very Rev Prof Asamoah-Gyadu thanked God and the delegates for the opportunity to serve God.
Source: Graphic.com.gh
