Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé

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

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

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

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)

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