Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Prefecture Apostolic of Togo | |||
12 April 1892 | Erected | Prefecture Apostolic of Dahomey | Prefecture Apostolic of Togo (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Togo | |||
16 March 1914 | Elevated | Prefecture Apostolic of Togo | Vicariate Apostolic of Togo |
15 March 1923 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Costa d’Oro {Gold Coast} (Quittait and Tripoli (Denu))
Vicariate Apostolic of Togo (Area subject to English rule) | Vicariate Apostolic of Volta Inferiore (erected) |
18 May 1937 | Territory Lost | Vicariate Apostolic of Togo (Sokodé, Bassari, Lama-Kara, and Sansanné-Mango) | Prefecture Apostolic of Sokodé (erected) |
Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé | |||
14 June 1938 | Name Changed | Vicariate Apostolic of Togo | Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé |
Archdiocese of Lomé | |||
14 September 1955 | Elevated | Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé | Archdiocese of Lomé |
29 September 1964 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lomé (Atakpamé, Akposso, and Nuatia) | Diocese of Atakpamé (erected) |
1 July 1994 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lomé (Lacs, Vo, Yoto, and Afagnan) | Diocese of Aného (erected) |
1 July 1994 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Lomé (Kioto, Agou, Dayes, Haho, and Moyen-Mono) | Diocese of Kpalimé (erected) |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Vicariate Apostolic of Lomé | ||||||||||||
1950 | 109,003 | 489,104 | 22.3% | 3 | 39 | 42 | 2,595 | 31 | 17 | ap1951 | ||
Archdiocese of Lomé | ||||||||||||
1969 | 247,618 | 780,950 | 31.7% | 31 | 5 | 36 | 6,878 | 26 | 127 | 23 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 361,034 | 1,168,000 | 30.9% | 43 | 36 | 79 | 4,570 | 66 | 161 | 26 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 525,606 | 1,556,000 | 33.8% | 84 | 48 | 132 | 3,981 | 154 | 220 | 37 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 355,533 | 1,197,000 | 29.7% | 71 | 36 | 107 | 3,322 | 95 | 185 | 27 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 367,051 | 1,330,000 | 27.6% | 69 | 40 | 109 | 3,367 | 92 | 197 | 28 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 380,405 | 1,352,000 | 28.1% | 72 | 43 | 115 | 3,307 | 118 | 195 | 28 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 392,695 | 1,402,000 | 28.0% | 77 | 47 | 124 | 3,166 | 120 | 235 | 32 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 403,456 | 1,435,000 | 28.1% | 87 | 49 | 136 | 2,966 | 131 | 241 | 36 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 413,965 | 1,470,000 | 28.2% | 98 | 52 | 150 | 2,759 | 148 | 263 | 36 | ap2005 | |
2013 | 520,369 | 1,810,000 | 28.7% | 149 | 72 | 221 | 2,354 | 214 | 333 | 46 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 573,144 | 1,940,921 | 29.5% | 164 | 89 | 253 | 2,265 | 366 | 379 | 50 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 610,100 | 2,046,000 | 29.8% | 222 | 89 | 311 | 1,961 | 351 | 424 | 64 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 638,860 | 2,144,500 | 29.8% | 256 | 84 | 340 | 1,879 | 303 | 386 | 74 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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