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Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba
Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba (1938 – 15 March 2024) was a Togolese Roman Catholic prelate. He was bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokodé, Sokodé from 1993 to 2016. References External links 1938 births 2024 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Africa Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II People from Kara Region {{RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sokodé
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokodé ( la, Sokoden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sokodé in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé, Lomé in Togo. History * May 18, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sokodé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Togo * September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Sokodé Special churches The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Sokodé. Bishops Ordinaries * Prefects Apostolic of Sokodé (Roman rite) ** Fr. Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (1937.05 – 1945.11.08), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Lomé; future Archbishop ** Fr. Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A. (1946.06.07 – 1955.09.14 ''see below'') * Bishops of Sokodé (Roman rite) ** Bishop Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, Society of African Missions, S.M.A. (''-see above'' 1955.09.14 – 1964.11.18) ** Bishop Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi (1965.08.09 – 1992.04.27) ** Bishop Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba (1993.04.05 - 2016.01.03) ** Bishop Celestin- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
