Diocese of Atakpamé

Dioecesis Atakpamensis
Location
Country Togo
MetropolitanLomé
Statistics
Area13,453 km2 (5,194 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
699,540
257,168 (36.8%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopMoïse 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 -)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Célestin-Marie Gaoua, appointed Bishop of Sokodé in 2016

See also

References

7°31′16″N 1°08′20″E / 7.5211°N 1.1390°E / 7.5211; 1.1390

Sources


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