The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aného () is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, prov ...
located in the city of
Aného
Aného, previously known as Anecho, Petit Popo or Little Popo, is a town in southeastern Togo, lying on the Gulf of Guinea near the border of Benin. It is situated 45 km east of the capital Lomé, between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Togo in ...
in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Lomé
Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437 in
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...
.
History
* July 1, 1994: Established as Diocese of Aného from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé
Special churches
The
Cathedral
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is Cathédrale Saints Pierre et Paul in Aného
Leadership
*
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
s of Aného (Roman rite)
** Bishop
Victor Dovi Hounnaké (July 1, 1994 – August 4, 1995)
** Bishop
Paul Jean-Marie Dossavi (February 23, 1996 – September 13, 2005)
** Bishop
Isaac Gaglo (February 2, 2009 - current)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Togo
The Catholic Church in Togo is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome.
There are approximately 1,483,000 million Catholics representing approximately 25 percent of the total population of 5,968, ...
Sources
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Togo
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lomé
Christian organizations established in 1994
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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