Diocese of Kara
Karaën(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Kara, Togo
The Diocese of Kara is a Latin rite see in northern Togo, established on 1 July 1994. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lome.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1 July 1994
- Latin
- Karaën(sis)
- Patron
- Saints Peter and Paul
- Annuario code
- 001001809
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 117,470
- Population
- 878,500
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 13.4%
- Priests
- 113
- Catholics per priest
- 1,040
- Extent
- 10,590 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jacques Danka Longa
- Born
- 26 July 1961
- Birthplace
- Sokodé
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral stands in Kara, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Lome
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lome.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AtakpaméAtakpamé
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In Togo, the city of Kara gives its name to a Roman Catholic diocese (Latin: Karaën(sis)) that belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Lomé.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.