Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé

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.

Diocese of Atakpamé Dioecesis Atakpamensis
Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	13,453 km2 (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

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]

Sources

• Catholic Hierarchy Information