Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé, Togo

Continent: Western and Northern Africa

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Lomé / Lomen(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Aného, Atakpamé, Dapaong, Kara, Kpalimé, Sokodé

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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History

1892.04.12: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Togo (from Apostolic Prefecture of Dahomey)
1914.03.16: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Togo
1923.03.15: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Lower Volta
1937.05.18: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Sokodé
1938.06.14: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Lomé / Lomen(sis) (Latin)
1955.09.14: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé / Lomen(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan see Sokodé)
1964.09.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Atakpamé and gained suffragan see Atakpamé
1965.07.06: Gained suffragan see Dapango
1994.07.01: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Aného and Diocese of Kpalimé and gained suffragan sees Aného, Kara and Kpalimé

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1985.08)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2019.11.23 – ...):

Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan (60)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Lomé (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Bénissan (60)
(2019.11.23 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo)

Ut unum sint

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

Priest of Lomé (Togo) (1987.08.08 – 2008.01.09)

Bishop of Atakpamé (Togo) (2008.01.09 – 2019.11.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Atakpamé (Togo) (2019.11.23 – 2022.10.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) (2019.11.23 – ...)

Archbishop Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah (80)
(2007.06.08 – 2019.11.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Lomé (Togo)
former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo

Humane divinus divine humanus

Born:	1943.10.10 (Kpogame Tahasi, Togo)
Ordained Priest:	1972.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.08.15

Priest of Lomé (Togo) (1972.05.22 – 2007.06.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) (2007.06.08 – 2019.11.23)

Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Togo (2012.06.21 – 2019.11.23)

Archbishop Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro
(1992.12.17 – 2007.06.08)

Born:	1930.03.30 (Tamegbé, Togo)
Ordained Priest:	1959.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.05.02
Died:	2024.01.09 (Sweden † 93)

Priest of Lomé (Togo) (1959.12.20 – 1964.09.29)

Priest of Atakpamé (Togo) (1964.09.29 – 1975.12.19)

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 Episcopal Conference of Togo (1992 – 2006)

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

Archbishop Robert-Casimir Tonyui Messan Dosseh-Anyron
(1962.03.10 – 1992.02.13)

Born:	1925.10.13 (Togo)
Ordained Priest:	1951.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.06.10
Died:	2014.04.15 († 88)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) (1962.03.10 – 1992.02.13)

President of Episcopal Conference of Togo (1970 – 1992)

President of Regional Episcopal Conferences of Western Francophone Africa (1978 – 1979)

Archbishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A.
(1955.09.14 – 1961.06.16)

Born:	1892.09.12 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1921.07.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1946.06.29
Died:	1984.03.12 († 91)

Prefect Apostolic of Sokodé (Togo) (1937.05 – 1945.11.08)

Titular Bishop of Curubis (1945.11.08 – 1955.09.14)

Vicar Apostolic of Lomé (Togo) (1945.11.08 – 1955.09.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé (Togo) (1955.09.14 – 1961.06.16)

Titular Archbishop of Nicopolis in Epiro (1961.06.16 – 1971.06.11)

Vicars Apostolic of Lomé (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (later Archbishop)
(1945.11.08 – 1955.09.14)

(see above)

Bishop Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A.
(1923.03.22 – 1945.03.03)

Born:	1884.12.18 (France)
Ordained Priest:	1908.07.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.07.15
Died:	1945.03.03 († 60)

Apostolic Administrator of Togo (Togo) (1921.01.11 – 1923.03.22)

Titular Bishop of Verinopolis (1923.03.20 – 1945.03.03)

Vicar Apostolic of Lomé (Togo) (1923.03.22 – 1945.03.03)

Vicars Apostolic of Togo (Roman Rite)

Bishop-elect Jean-Marie Cessou, S.M.A.
(Apostolic Administrator 1921.01.11 – 1923.03.22)

Bishop François-Ignace Hummel, S.M.A.
(Apostolic Administrator 1918.01.11 – 1921)

Bishop Franz Wolf, S.V.D.
(1914.03.16 – 1921.01)

Born:	1876.02.02 (Borbeck, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1899.02.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1914.06.29
Died:	1944.02.23 († 68)

Vicar Apostolic of Togo (Togo) (1914.03.16 – 1921.01)

Titular Bishop of Byblus (1914.03.16 – 1944.02.23)

Vicar Apostolic of Eastern New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1922.11.24 – 1944.02.23)

Apostolic Administrator of Central New Guinea (Papua New Guinea) (1923 – 1928)

Prefects Apostolic of Togo (Roman Rite)

Fr. Nicolaus Schoenig, S.V.D.
(? – 1914)

Died:

1914

Prefect Apostolic of Togo (Togo) (? – 1914)