Father Francis was born in Awaso, Ghana and is an alumnus of the Minor Seminary-St. Hubert-Kumasi after which he attended St. Paul's Seminary in Accra (Ghana's capital) from 1989-1992 and received a diploma in Philosophy. Immediately following St. Paul's, he was accepted to and began formation at the Major Seminary-St. Peter’s Regional Seminary, Cape Coast in 1992.
Father Francis was ordained a priest on July 20, 1996. He spent his first priestly assignment as Associate Pastor at St. Patrick’s Parish in Half-Assini from 1996-2000. From 2000-03, he served as hospital chaplain at St. John of God Hospital in Sefwi-Asafo. From 2003-2012, he was Pastor of St. Anthony’s Parish in Sefwi-Oseikojokrom. From 2012-2016, he was Pastor of St. Peter’s Parish in Sefwi-Asawinso. His immediate family includes two brothers and one sister who are still living in Ghana. And, most recently he was the Associate Pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Community in Indialantic, FL from 2016-July 2020.