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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Atakpamé
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Atakpamé () is a diocese located in the city of Atakpamé in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lomé, 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 Barrigah-Benissan, 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 ReferencesGCatholic.org [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 least developed countries and extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital city, capital, Lomé, is located. It is a small, tropical country, spanning with a population of approximately 8 million, and it has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbour Benin. Various peoples settled the boundaries of present-day Togo between the 11th and 16th centuries. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, the coastal region served primarily as a Atlantic slave trade, European slave trading outpost, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast of West Africa, Slave Coast". In 1884, during the scramble for Africa, German Empire, Germany established a protectorate in the region called Togoland. After World War I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |