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

Special churches

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

Bishops

Ordinaries
Vicar Apostolic of Togo
  • Bishop Franz Wolf, S.V.D. (1914.03.16 – 1922.11.24)
Vicars Apostolic of Lomé
  • Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A. (1923.03.22 – 1945.03.03)
  • Bishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (1945.11.08 – 1955.09.14 see below)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Lomé
  • Archbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (see above 1955.09.14 – 1961.06.16)
  • Archbishop Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron (1962.03.10 – 1992.02.13)
  • Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (1992.12.17 - 2007.06.08)
  • Archbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah (2007.08.15 - 2019.11.23)[1]
  • Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (2019.11.23 - present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
  • Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo, appointed Bishop of Aného in 2007

Suffragan dioceses

See also

List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo

References
  1. "Resignations and Appointments, 23.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

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