Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé
- 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
pecial Churches
The seat of the archbishop is Cathédrale du Sacré Coeur in Lomé.
Leadership
* Metropolitan Archbishops of Lomé (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro since 1992.12.17
** 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 Francesco Wolf, S.V.D. (1914.03.16 – 1922.11.24)
uffragan Dioceses
* Aného
* Atakpamé
* Dapaong
* Kara
* Kpalimé
* Sokodé
ee also
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/lome0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
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