Diocese of Dapaong Dioecesis Dapaonganus
Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	8,533 km2 (3,295 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 597,180 147,716 (24.7%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Dominique Banlène Guigbile
Bishops emeritus	Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Dapaong ( Latin: Dapaongan(us)) is a diocese located in the city of Dapaong in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.

History

• March 1, 1960: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Dapango from the Diocese of Sokodé
• July 6, 1965: Promoted as Diocese of Dapango
• December 3, 1990: Renamed as Diocese of Dapaong

Special churches

The Cathedral is Cathédrale Saint Charles Lwanga in Dapaong.

Leadership

• Prefect Apostolic of Dapango (Roman rite)
  • Fr. Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion, O.F.M. (1960.03.29 – 1965.07.06 see below)
• Bishop of Dapango (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Barthélemy-Pierre-Joseph Hanrion, O.F.M. (see above 1965.07.06 – 1984.09.18)
• Bishops of Dapaong (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jacques Tukumbé Nyimbusède Anyilunda (1990.12.03 - 2016.11.15)
  • Bishop Dominique Banlène Guigbile (since 2016.11.15)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Togo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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