Catholic Youth Organization Ghana

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National Catholic Youth Organization Ghana

Abbreviation	CYO Ghana
Type	Ghanaian non-profit youth organization
Purpose	Catholic youth organization
Headquarters	Ghana
Location	Ghana
Membership	22,000 members

The Catholic Youth Organization Ghana (CYO Ghana) is a Catholic youth organization in Ghana. CYO Ghana is a member of the Catholic umbrella of youth organizations Fimcap.

History

CYO Ghana was founded on 22 August 1948.

Organization

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

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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