Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé

Diocese of Atakpamé Dioecesis Atakpamensis
Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	13,453 km^2 (5,194 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 699,540 257,168 (36.8%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Moïse Messan Touho

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé (Latin: Atakpamen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Atakpamé in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.

History

• 29 September 1964: Established as Diocese of Atakpamé from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé

Bishops

• Bishops of Atakpamé (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Bernard Oguki-Atakpah (29 September 1964 – 1976)
  • Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (10 April 1976 – 17 December 1992), appointed Archbishop of Lomé
  • Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto (18 October 1993 – 1 March 2006)
  • Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (9 January 2008 - 23 November 2019), appointed Archbishop of Lomé
  • Bishop Moise Touho (26 October 2022 -)

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Célestin-Marie Gaoua, appointed Bishop of Sokodé in 2016

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Togo

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• [1]

7.5211°N 1.1390°E / 7.5211; 1.1390

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy Information