Bishop Herman College
Bishop Herman College, sometimes abbreviated to BIHECO, is a boys-only second-cycle institution located at Kpando in the Volta Region of Ghana.
History
Bishop Herman College was the first Catholic boys secondary school established by the Roman Catholic Church in the Volta Region of Ghana. The college was founded by Dutch missionaries and is named after French missionary, Bishop Augustine Herman, who served in the Keta Diocese from 1923 to 1945. The school is under the administration of the archdiocese of Ho, and its motto is "Sicut Miles Christi" ("As Soldiers of Christ"). The nickname for the college is BIHECO, and the students are called BIHECANS and alumni are called BHOBU (Bishop Herman Old Boys Union).
Houses
The college has eight (8) houses providing room and board, named after Catholic Saints and Old Boys.
- St. Augustine's House(House 1), the oldest house, named after Augustine of Hippo.
- St. Benedict's House (House 2).
- St. Cyprians' House (House 3)
- Etu-Mantey's house (House 4).
- St. Maurice's House (House 5)
- St. Victor's House (House 6)
- Bishop Lodonu's House (House 7), named after an alumnus, Emeritus Bishop Francis Anane K. Lodonu
- Monseigneur Eleezar's House (House 8), the latest house, proudly named after Father 'Amakpa', one of the school's longest-serving headmaster.
See also
References
- ^ "Bishop Augustin Hermann (Herman) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Herman College | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Bishop Herman College Houses | SchoolsInGh.com". schoolsInGh. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ Hounsou, Jean-Baptiste (19 November 2019). "All you need to know about 82 years old Bishop Emeritus, Francis K.A Lodonu". Radio Angelus - 24 online Catholic radio station. Retrieved 9 September 2023.