Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lomé
The Sacred Heart Cathedral (french: Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur de Lomé) It is the mother of the Archdiocese of Lome (since September 14, 1955), one of the seven Catholic church districts of the African Republic of Togo. Built in just over a year (April 1901 to September 1902) by the German colonial empire, German colonial authorities, then it became one of the iconic buildings of the new capital of Togo. History The first Catholic missionaries settled in Lomé in 1892. On September 21, 1902, in a solemn ceremony presided over by Bishop Albert, apostolic vicar of ''Côte-de-l'Or'' performed the consecration of the new sanctuary, which became one of symbols of urban landscape full expansion of the capital of Togo. On August 9, 1985, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in the cathedral. See also *Roman Catholicism in Togo *Sacred Heart Cathedral (other) References

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Lomé
Lomé is the capital and largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437Résultats définitifs du RGPH4 au Togo
while there were 1,477,660 permanent residents in its as of the 2010 census. Located on the

Gulf of Guinea

at the southwest corner of the country, with its entire western border along the easternmost point of

Ghana

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