Catholic Church
in
Togolese Republic (Togo)
Catholic ChurchinTogolese Republic (Togo) | |
Also known as: le Togo (français), Togo (Deutsch, español, Italiano, polski, Português), 多哥 (正體中文), トーゴ (日本語), Togum (latine)
Roman Rite (7): Aného, Atakpamé, Dapaong, Kara, Kpalimé, Lomé, Sokodé
Maronite Church (1): Annunciation of Ibadan
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Changes in Dioceses | Vacant Dioceses | Former Dioceses
Apostolic Nunciature: Togo
Conference of Bishops: Conférence Episcopale du Togo 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Symposium des Conférences Episcopales d’Afrique et de Madagascar (S.C.E.A.M.) 
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Regional Episcopal Conference of West Africa (R.E.C.O.W.A.)
Continent: Western and Northern Africa
Capital: Lomé
Area: 54,385 km²
Population: 7,965,055
Former Name: French Togoland
Neighbouring Countries: ← Ghana 
, ↑ Burkina Faso 
, → Benin 
Religions: Christian 29%, Muslim 20%, indigenous beliefs 51%
Languages: French (official, the language of commerce), Ewe and Mina (the two major African languages in the south), Kabye (sometimes spelled Kabiye) and Dagomba (the two major African languages in the north)
Ethnic Groups: African (37 tribes; largest and most important are Ewe, Mina, and Kabre) 99%, European and Syrian-Lebanese less than 1%
Motto: Travail, Liberté, Patrie (French) (Work, liberty, homeland)
Area: 56,785 km²
Catholic Population: 2,180,000 Catholics (27.3% of 7,979,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 307 parishes, 1,568 mission stations (without resident priest), 129 other centres
Clergy: 10 bishops (6 diocesan, 4 titular), 1,108 priests (817 diocesan, 291 religious)
Non-Clergy: 1,496 religious (268 brothers, 1,228 sisters), 29 members of secular institutes (sisters), 667 major seminarians, 38 missionaries, 6,568 catechists
Last updated on 2024.09.21
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