Diocese of Kara
| Diocese of Kara | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Togo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Togo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lomé |
| Diocesan bishop | Jacques Danka Longa |
| founding | 1994 |
| surface | 10,590 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (2017) |
| Residents | 878,500 (2004) |
| Catholics | 117,470 (2004) |
| proportion of | 13.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 75 (2016) |
| Religious priest | 27 (2016) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,152 |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Saints Pierre and Paul, Kara |
The Diocese of Kara ( Latin Dioecesis Karaënsis ) is a diocese in Togo , the bishopric is Kara . The diocese covers 10,590 km² and has 878,500 inhabitants, of which approx. 13% are Roman Catholic. In 2016, 75 diocesan priests and 27 religious priests worked in the 35 parishes of the archdiocese . The diocese was divided on July 1, 1994 from the diocese of Sokodé .
Bishops
- Ernest Patili Assi , July 1, 1994-16. February 1996
- Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena , Nov. 30, 1996-7. January 2009
- Jacques Danka Longa , since January 7, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.catholic-hierarchy.org , as of 2004
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Kara on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Diocese of Kara at www.gcatholic.org