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Diocese of

Atakpamé

Togo Togo

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese

Ecclesiastical Province: Lomé

History

  • 1964.09.29: Established as Diocese of Atakpamé / Atakpamen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé)

Special Churches


Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Bishops of Atakpamé (Roman Rite)

Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (47)Bishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan (47)
(2008.01.09 – ...)

Ut unum sint

Born:1963.05.19 (Burkina Faso)
Ordained Priest:1987.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:2008.03.09

Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo) (2008.01.09 – ...)

Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (61)Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (61)
(Apostolic Administrator 2006.03.01 – 2007.01.09)

Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto (64)Bishop Julien Mawule Kouto (64)
(1993.10.18 – 2006.03.01)

Born:1946.06.19 (Togo)
Ordained Priest:1975.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1994.01.06

Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo) (1993.10.18 – 2006.03.01)

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (80)Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (80) (later Archbishop)
(1976.04.10 – 1992.12.17)

Born:1930.03.30 (Togo)
Ordained Priest:1959.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:1976.05.02

Titular Bishop of Bacanaria (1975.12.19 – 1976.04.10)

Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé (Togo) (1975.12.19 – 1976.04.10)

Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo) (1976.04.10 – 1992.12.17)

President of Conférence Episcopale du Togo (1992 – 2006)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) (1992.12.17 – 2007.06.08)

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (80)Bishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (80) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1975.12.19 – 1976.04.10)

Bishop Bernard Oguki-Atakpah
(1964.09.29 – 1976)

Born:1919.02.01 (Togo)
Ordained Priest:1951.01.14
Consecrated Bishop:1964.12.03
Died:1977.02.26 († 58)

Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo) (1964.09.29 – 1976)


as of 2010.08.24

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