The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé ( la, Atakpamen(sis)) is a

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located in the city of

Atakpamé Atakpamé is the fifth largest city in Togo by population (84,979 inhabitants in 2006), located in the Plateaux Region, Togo, Plateaux Region of Togo. It is an industrial centre and lies on the main north-south highway, 161 km north of the ...

in the

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Lomé Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

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History

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

Bishops

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 ca ...

s of Atakpamé (Roman rite) **Bishop Bernard Oguki-Atakpah (29 September 1964 – 1976) **Bishop

Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (born 30 March 1930) is a Togolese Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1959 in Rome, later ordained as Bishop of Atakpamé on 2 May 1976. He was born in Tomégbé. He was Archbishop of ...

(10 April 1976 – 17 December 1992), appointed Archbishop of Lomé **Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto (18 October 1993 – 1 March 2006) **Bishop

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(9 January 2008 - 23 November 2019), appointed Archbishop of Lomé **Bishop Moise Touho (26 October 2022 -)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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

References

GCatholic.org

Sources

Atakpame Atakpame Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Christian organizations established in 1964 {{Togo-stub

History

Bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

See also

References

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