Diocese of Dapaong

Dapaongan(us)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Dapaong is in northern Togo, erected as an apostolic prefecture in 1960 and promoted to a diocese on July 6, 1965. Bishop Dominique Banlène Guigbile has led the diocese since November 15, 2016.

On the map

Dapaong, Togo, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established: 1965
Catholics: 147,716
Priests: 69
Territory: 8,533 km²

Parishes and churches

19 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Dominique Banlène Guigbile
Born: 30 December 1962
Birthplace: Kpandéntangue-B

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint Charles Lwanga stands in Dapaong, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Togo, the city of Dapaong gives its name to this diocese (Latin: Dapaongan(us)), part of the ecclesiastical province of Lomé.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 3 December 1990
Latin: Dapaongan(us)
Patron: Saint Charles Lwanga
Annuario code: 001001274

The see in figures

Catholics: 147,716
Population: 597,180
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 24.7%
Priests: 69
Catholics per priest: 2,141
Extent: 8,533 km²
Catholics per km²: 17

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

The province of Lomé

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lomé.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of Navrongo–BolgatangaNavrongo–Bolgatanga, Ghana115 km
Diocese of TenkodogoTenkodogo, Burkina Faso120 km
Diocese of Fada N’GourmaFada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso132 km
Diocese of NatitingouNatitingou, Benin148 km
Diocese of YendiYendi, Ghana159 km
Archdiocese of KoupélaKoupéla, Burkina Faso159 km
Diocese of KaraKara160 km
Archdiocese of TamaleTamale, Ghana198 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

The see's own website · Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].