Rev. Fr. Andrews Obeng, SVD named Provincial Superior of SVD Ghana–Liberia Province

The Society of the Divine Word (SVD) has named Rev. Fr. Andrews Aboagye Obeng, SVD as the new Provincial Superior of the SVD Ghana–Liberia Province for the 2026–2029 term.

The decision was taken by the Superior General of the congregation, Rev. Fr. Anselmo Ribeiro Ricardo, SVD, and takes effect at the beginning of the next triennium. Fr. Obeng succeeds Very Rev. Fr. Cyprian Kuupol, SVD, the outgoing Provincial Superior of the SVD Ghana–Liberia Province, who has led the Province since 2020 and will conclude his term in June 2026.

Fr. Obeng brings to the role over two decades of experience in pastoral ministry, formation, administration, and academic work, having served both in Ghana and at the international level.

He has served as a parish priest in several communities, including St. Augustine Parish, Ashaiman, and St. Margaret Mary Parish, Dansoman. More recently, he was priest-in-charge of Divine Word Catholic Church, Bortianor Hills–Tuba, where he also directed the Arnold Janssen Spirituality Centre until 2023.

In the area of formation, Fr. Obeng served as Novice Director of the Divine Word Novitiate at Nkwatia-Kwahu and chaired the Province Formation Board from 2014 to 2017. He also coordinated specialised SVD ministries, including Biblical Pastoral Ministry and the New Evangelisation Team between 2015 and 2020, and earlier directed the Cross-Cultural Reflection on Ministry programme.

Administratively, he previously served as Admonitor and later as Vice-Provincial of the Ghana–Liberia Province from 2020 to 2023. At the international level, he has been a member of preparatory commissions for both the 18th and 19th General Chapters of the SVD.

Fr. Obeng is also an academic and retreat guide. He holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology, specialising in Biblical Studies, from the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) in Rome, completed in 2025. He has undertaken advanced training in spiritual direction, retreat accompaniment, formation skills, and intercultural spirituality in Ghana and the Netherlands.

The SVD Ghana–Liberia Province has welcomed the naming of Fr. Obeng, describing him as a seasoned missionary priest whose leadership experience and scholarly background will serve the Province well.