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)
• Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (2019.11.23 - 2024.08.04)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo, appointed Bishop of Aného in 2007

Suffragan dioceses

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

See also

List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy Information

External links

• GCatholic.org