Diocese of Sokodé
| Diocese of Sokodé | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Togo |
| Ecclesiastical province | Togo |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Lomé |
| Diocesan bishop | Celestin-Marie Gaoua |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba |
| founding | 1937 |
| surface | 12,610 km² |
| Parishes | 17 (2014) |
| Residents | 1,136,000 (2014) |
| Catholics | 153,021 (2014) |
| proportion of | 13.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 46 (2014) |
| Religious priest | 20 (2014) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,319 |
| Friars | 29 (2014) |
| Religious sisters | 106 (2014) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Sainte Thérèse, Sokodé |
| address | BP 55 Sokodé Togo |
The diocese of Sokodé ( Latin Dioecesis Sokodensis ) is a diocese in Togo , the bishopric is the cathedral in Sokodé . The diocese covers 12,610 km² and has 1,136,000 inhabitants, of which approx. 13.5% are Roman Catholic. In 2004, 24 diocesan priests and 8 religious priests worked in the 11 parishes of the archdiocese .
history
The diocese of Sokodé was separated from the Apostolic Vicariate of Togo on May 18, 1937 as the Apostolic Prefecture . On September 14, 1955, the Apostolic Prefecture was elevated to a diocese. The dioceses of Dapaong (1960 as Apostolic Prefecture Dapango) and Kara (1994) were detached from the diocese of Sokodé.
Bishops
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Apostolic Prefect of Sokodé
- Joseph-Paul Strebler SMA , July 24, 1937 - November 8, 1945
- Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim SMA, June 7, 1946 - September 14, 1955
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Bishops of Sokodé
- Jérôme-Théodore Lingenheim SMA, September 14, 1955 - November 18, 1964
- Chrétien Matawo Bakpessi , August 9, 1965 - April 27, 1992
- Ambroise Kotamba Djoliba , April 5, 1993 - January 3, 2016
- Célestin-Marie Gaoua , since January 3, 2016
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry on the Sokodé diocese on catholic-hierarchy.org , as of 2014
- ↑ a b Nomina del Vescovo della Diocesi di Sokodé (Togo). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, January 3, 2016, accessed January 3, 2016 (Italian).
See also
List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
Web links
- Entry on the Diocese of Sokodé on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on February 17, 2016.
- Entry on the Diocese of Sokodé on gcatholic.org , accessed on February 17, 2016. (English)