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Diocese of Kara Dioecesis Karaensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | 
Togo |
| Metropolitan | Lomé |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,590 km2 (4,090 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 878,500 117,470 (13.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacques Danka Longa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara ( Latin: Karaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kara in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.
- July 1, 1994: Established as Diocese of Kara from the Diocese of Sokodé
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Bishops of Kara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ernest Patili Assi (July 1, 1994 – February 16, 1996)
- Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena (November 30, 1996 - January 7, 2009)
- Bishop Jacques Danka Longa (January 7, 2009 – present), had previously been Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese (2008-2009)
The diocese of Kara is twinned with the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron. [1]
- ^ Jumelage. "Mgr. Jacques Longa". Jumelage-diocèses Kara et Bayonne, Lescar, Oloron (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
9°33′09″N 1°11′19″E / 9.5526°N 1.1885°E
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Diocese of Kara Dioecesis Karaensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |
Togo |
| Metropolitan | Lomé |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,590 km2 (4,090 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 878,500 117,470 (13.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jacques Danka Longa |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara ( Latin: Karaën(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kara in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.
- July 1, 1994: Established as Diocese of Kara from the Diocese of Sokodé
-
Bishops of Kara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ernest Patili Assi (July 1, 1994 – February 16, 1996)
- Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena (November 30, 1996 - January 7, 2009)
- Bishop Jacques Danka Longa (January 7, 2009 – present), had previously been Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese (2008-2009)
The diocese of Kara is twinned with the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron. [1]
- ^ Jumelage. "Mgr. Jacques Longa". Jumelage-diocèses Kara et Bayonne, Lescar, Oloron (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-04.
9°33′09″N 1°11′19″E / 9.5526°N 1.1885°E
| Dioceses | |
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| Cathedrals | |
| Monasteries | |
| Bishops | |
| Other | |
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| This Togo-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |