Michael Agyakwa Bossman is a Ghanaian clergyman who served as the Administrative Bishop of the
Methodist Church Ghana
The Methodist Church Ghana is one of the largest and oldest mainline Protestant denominations in Ghana. It traces its roots back to the landing of the Rev. Joseph Dunwell on 1 January 1835 in Cape Coast, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). The Re ...
from 2018 to 2024, in effect the
chief administrator
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or the
secretary-general
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of the national church organisation.
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Early life and education
Michael Agyakwa Bossman, a native of
Larteh Akuapem
Of the populated places in the eastern region of Ghana, Larteh Akuapem is the capital of the Benkum Division of the Akuapem Traditional Council. It lies on the east of the ridge on the Akonnobepow.
History
The name Larteh was derived from the ...
, is the son of the Rev. Matthew Agyakwa Bossman and Matilda Oye Bossman.
Bossman was a pupil at the Radiant Way Preparatory School in
Accra and Chapel Hill Preparatory in
Takoradi
Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indu ...
. After graduating from the
Aburi
Aburi is a town in the Akuapim South Municipal District of the Eastern Region of south Ghana famous for the Aburi Botanical Gardens and the Odwira festival. Presbyterian Middle Boys' Boarding School, Amanfo, he enrolled at the
Mfantsipim School
Mfantsipim is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High School and ...
where he obtained his