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Suffragan diocese Kpalimé, Togo

Diocese of Kpalimé

Kpalimen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Kpalimé is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé, Togo, erected on 1 July 1994 from the Archdiocese of Lomé. Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou has led it since 2001.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathédrale Saint-Esprit, in Kpalimé, Togo.

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Established
1994
Catholics
436,200
Priests
158
Territory
6,447 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou
Born
5 March 1949
Birthplace
Tsévié

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The cathedral

Cathédrale Saint-Esprit stands in Kpalimé, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Kpalimé, a city in Togo, is the seat of a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Kpalimen(sis)) within the ecclesiastical province of Lomé.

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