Diocese of Dapaong
| Diocese of Dapaong | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Togo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lomé |
| Diocesan bishop | Dominique Banlène Guigbile |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda |
| founding | 1960 |
| surface | 8,534 km² |
| Parishes | 16 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 741,929 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 60,778 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 8.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 30 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,216 |
| Friars | 49 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 68 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saint Charles Lwanga , Dapaong |
| address | BP 61 Dapaong Togo |
| Website | http://www.ids.tg/diocesedapaong/ |
The diocese of Dapaong ( lat . : Dioecesis Dapangoensis ) is the northernmost diocese in Togo , the bishopric in Dapaong .
The diocese was on March 1, 1960 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ex quo as the Apostolic Prefecture Dapango from areas of the Diocese of Sokodé and on July 6, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. raised to a diocese with the Apostolic Constitution Quod universo . In 1990, following the renaming of the city of Dapaong, the diocese was given its current name.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefect of Dapango
- Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion OFM , March 29, 1960–6. July 1965
Bishops of Dapango / Dapaong
- Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion OFM, July 6, 1965–18. September 1984
- Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda , December 3, 1990-15. November 2016
- Dominique Banlène Guigbile , since November 15, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes XXIII: Const. Apost. Ex quo , AAS 52 (1960), n.13, p. 874ss.
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Quod universo , AAS 58 (1966), n.4, p. 270s.
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Dapaong on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry on Diocese of Dapaong on gcatholic.org (English)