Catholic ChurchinTogolese Republic (Togo) | ![]() |
Also known as: le Togo (français), Togo (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), 多哥 (正體中文), トーゴ (日本語), Togum (latine)
Formerly: French Togoland
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Lomé
Neighbouring Countries: ← Ghana , ↑ Burkina Faso
, → Benin
Roman Rite (7): Aného, Atakpamé, Dapaong, Kara, Kpalimé, Lomé, Sokodé
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Apostolic Nunciature: Togo
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Togo
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Catholic Population: 2,180,000 Catholics (27.3% of 7,979,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 307 parishes, 1,568 mission stations (without resident priest), 129 other centres
Clergy: 10 bishops (6 diocesan, 4 titular), 1,108 priests (817 diocesan, 291 religious)
Non-Clergy: 1,496 religious (268 brothers, 1,228 sisters), 29 members of secular institutes (sisters), 667 major seminarians, 38 missionaries, 6,568 catechists
Area: 54,385 km²
Population: 7,965,055
Religions: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
Languages: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Ethnic Groups: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Motto: Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French) (Work, liberty, homeland)
Last updated on 2023.09.28
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