Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé
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 (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 699,540 257,168 (36.8%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | vacant |
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 (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 (9 January 2008 - 23 November 2019), appointed Archbishop of Lomé
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Bishop of Sokodé in 2016
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Togo
References[]
Coordinates: 7°31′16″N 1°08′20″E / 7.5211°N 1.1390°E
Sources[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lomé
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Christian organizations established in 1964
- Roman Catholic bishops of Atakpamé
- Togo stubs