Archdiocese of Lomé

Lomen(sis)

Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Lomé, Togo

The Archdiocese of Lomé is the metropolitan Latin Church see for Togo, founded in 1892 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Togo and elevated to an archdiocese in 1955. It has been led by Archbishop Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbémenya Gaglo since April 2026.

The see

Rank: Metropolitan see
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 14 September 1955
Latin: Lomen(sis)
Annuario code: 001002041

The see in figures

Catholics: 668,580
Population: 2,245,375
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 29.8%
Priests: 379
Catholics per priest: 1,764
Extent: 3,682 km²
Catholics per km²: 182

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

Archbishop: Isaac Jogues Agbémenya Kodjo Gaglo
Born: 7 October 1958
Birthplace: Kpémé

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

Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur stands in Lomé, 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 Lomé

This see is the metropolitan of its province.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

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Sources

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.