Catholic priest who died in accident laid to rest
A Catholic priest of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese, Very Reverend Fr Samuel Ebuley Afful, who died in an accident on the Tarkwa-Bogoso road, has been laid to rest along with another priest.
They were buried on Tuesday at the clergy cemetery at St Mary’s Minor Seminary at Apowa in the Western Region.
Very Reverend Fr Samuel Ebuley Afful, 69, a priest at St Peter’s Parish Shama, died in a car crash on the Tarkwa-Bogoso road on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, while Reverend Fr. Anthony Justice Englyshe, 61, also died on March 21, 2024, after a protracted illness.
The late Fr. Afful was travelling with four other classmates to Enchi for their annual classmate reunion, where he met his sudden death.
The other classmates are Most Reverend Joseph Kwaku Afrifa-Agyekum, Bishop of Koforidua; Very Rev. Fr. Francis Albert Amakye and Very Rev. Fr. Philip Tandoh.
Hundreds of mourners from all social classes thronged the Star of the Sea Cathedral in Takoradi to pay their last respects to the two priests who distinguished themselves in the service of God and humanity.
Among the mourners were seven bishops led by Bishop John Baptist Attakruh, the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese Bishop.
Hundreds of Catholic priests, including the president of the Sekondi Takoradi Diocesan Priests, Fr. Emmanuel Dolphyne; and the Vicar General of the Sekondi-Takoradi Diocese, Very Rev Fr. Francis Lemaire; were also present.
Also among the mourners were politicians, traditional rulers, Catholic societies, and the lay faithful of the Catholic Church of Ghana.
Profile of Father Anthony Justice Englyshe
Father Anthony Justice Englyshe was born on September 22, 1963, in Nawule. He was ordained a priest for the Catholic Diocese of Sekondi-Takoradi on July 16, 1994.
He started his seminary formation at St Teresa’s Minor Seminary at Amisano and entered St Peter’s Regional Seminary at Pedu to pursue his philosophical and theological studies.
After his theological studies, he was ordained deacon in 1993 in Austria and ordained priest at Our Lady Star of the Sea Cathedral in 1994.
Fr Anthony Justice Englyshe served the Catholic Church for 32 years but was active for 10 years and experienced.
Profile of Rev. Fr. Samuel Ebuley Afful
Born on November 13, 1955, at Beyin, very Rev. Fr. Samuel Ebuley Afful was ordained a priest on July 10, 1983.
He started his Catholic formation as a mission boy with Fr. Barker, where he felt his call to pursue a priestly vocation. He served as a Diocesan Chaplain of the Knights of Marshall from 2015 until his sudden death.
On January 15, 2018, he was appointed as the Parochial Administrator of Our Lady of Assumption Parish, Shama, a role he played faithfully till his demise.