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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé (Latin: Lomen(sis)) is the Metropolitan See for the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.
History
edit- 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
editThe seat of the archbishop is the Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur in Lomé.
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- 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
edit- Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo, appointed Bishop of Aného in 2007
Suffragan dioceses
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 23.11.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.