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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé

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3,682 km²

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé (Latin: Lomen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the Ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.

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History

  • April 12, 1892: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Togo from the Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey in Benin
  • March 16, 1914: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Togo
  • June 14, 1938: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lomé
  • September 14, 1955: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé

    • Special churches

    The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale du Sacré Coeur in Lomé.

    Leadership

  • Metropolitan Archbishops of Lomé (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah since 2007-08-15
  • Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro since 1992.12.17 -2007-06-08
  • Archbishop Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron (1962.03.10 – 1992.02.13)
  • Archbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (1955.09.14 – 1961.06.16)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Lomé (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (1945.11.08 – 1955.09.14)
  • Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. (1923.03.22 – 1945.03.03)
  • Vicars Apostolic of Togo (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Franz Wolf, S.V.D. (1914.03.16 – 1922.11.24)

    • Suffragan dioceses

  • Aného
  • Atakpamé
  • Dapaong
  • Kara
  • Kpalimé
  • Sokodé

    • References

    Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé Wikipedia
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