Okine was educated at Anglican Church schools in the
Gold Coast and
Gambia, the Methodist Boys' High School in
Bathurst, The Gambia, and
Adisadel College,
Ghana. He was ordained deacon in 1964 and priest in 1965. He was an
Assistant Curate at St Andrew's,
Sekondi then
Chaplain at his
Adisadel College. He held
incumbencies at St James,
Agona Swedru, Bishop Aglionby Memorial Parish,
Tamale; St George's,
London, Ontario; Holy Trinity Episcopal Church,
Nashville; and Christ Church Parish,
Cape Coast before being appointed
Headmaster of the Academy of Christ the King in 1976. Later he was
Principal of St Nicholas Theological College and
Archdeacon of
Koforidua before being elevated to the
episcopate as
Bishop of
Koforidua-Ho, Ghana in 1981. Twelve years later he became
Archbishop of West Africa, retiring from both posts in 2003. ==References==