The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokodé () is a

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located in the city of

Sokodé Sokodé is the List of cities in Togo, second largest city in Togo, with a population of about 189,000. It is a commercial center for the surrounding agricultural areas, and seat of the Tchaoudjo, Tchaoudjo Prefecture and Centrale Region, Togo, Ce ...

in the

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Lomé Lomé ( , ) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in Togo, largest city of Togo. It has an urban population of 837,437

Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to Ghana–Togo border, the west, Benin to Benin–Togo border, the east and Burkina Faso to Burkina Faso–Togo border, the north. It is one of the le ...

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

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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'') *

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s 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

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