Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokodé

Diocese of Sokodé Dioecesis Sokodensis
Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	12,610 km2 (4,870 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,136,000 153,021 (13.5%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Celestin-Marie Gaoua

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokodé (Latin: Sokoden(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Sokodé in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.

History

• May 18, 1937: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Sokodé from the Apostolic Vicariate of Togo
• September 14, 1955: Promoted as Diocese of Sokodé

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Sainte Thérèse in Sokodé.

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prefects Apostolic of Sokodé (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Joseph-Paul Strebler, S.M.A. (1937.05 – 1945.11.08), appointed Vicar Apostolic of Lomé; future Archbishop
  • Fr. Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A. (1946.06.07 – 1955.09.14 see below)
• Bishops of Sokodé (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim, S.M.A. (-see above 1955.09.14 – 1964.11.18)
  • Bishop Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi (1965.08.09 – 1992.04.27)
  • Bishop Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba (1993.04.05 - 2016.01.03)
  • Bishop Celestin-Marie Gaoua (2016.01.03 - )

Another priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Jacques Danka Longa (priest here, 1992-1994), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Kara in 2008

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Togo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy