Catholic Youth Organization Ghana

  •  Ghana
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22,000 members

The Catholic Youth Organization Ghana (CYO Ghana) is a Catholic youth organization in Ghana.[1][2][3] CYO Ghana is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.[4]

History

CYO Ghana was founded on 22 August 1948.[4]

Organization

CYO Ghana is structured in the following sections (based on age-groups):[4]

Age group Name of section
6 – 11 years "infant jesus"
12 – 17 years "young apostles"
18 years and older "christian soldiers"
leaders "officers"

See also

  • International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (Fimcap)
  • Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

References

  1. ^ Sundkler, Bengt; Steed, Christopher (2000-05-04). A History of the Church in Africa. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521583428.
  2. ^ "CYO faces logistics, financial challenges - Bishop Anokye". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  3. ^ Abrefah, Kwame Attakorah. "Youth Development In Ghana: Challenging The Traditional Approaches And Rethinking Holistic Strategy". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  4. ^ a b c "CYO Ghana". fimcap.org. Archived from the original on 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
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