Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé
Appearance
Diocese of Atakpamé Dioecesis Atakpamensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Togo |
Metropolitan | Lomé |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,453 km2 (5,194 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 699,540 257,168 (36.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Moïse Messan Touho |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé (Latin: Atakpamen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Atakpamé in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.
History
- 29 September 1964: Established as Diocese of Atakpamé from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé
Bishops
- Bishops of Atakpamé (Roman rite)
- Bishop Bernard Oguki-Atakpah (29 September 1964 – 1976)
- Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (10 April 1976 – 17 December 1992), appointed Archbishop of Lomé
- Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto (18 October 1993 – 1 March 2006)
- Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (9 January 2008 - 23 November 2019), appointed Archbishop of Lomé
- Bishop Moise Touho (26 October 2022 -)
Another priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Célestin-Marie Gaoua, appointed Bishop of Sokodé in 2016
See also
References
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