Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé (Template:Lang-la) 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 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

See also

List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo

Sources

• GCatholic.org