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Diocese of Dapaong

Dioecesis Dapaongana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 3 December 1990
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lomé
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Togo
  • Square Kilometers: 8,534 (3,296 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, 500 B.P. 61, Dapaong, Togo
  • Telephone: 2770.80.37
  • Fax: 2770.81.83

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango
1 March 1960ErectedDiocese of Sokodé (Northern Region of Togo) Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango (erected)
Diocese of Dapango
6 July 1965ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of Dapango Diocese of Dapango
Diocese of Dapaong
3 December 1990Name ChangedDiocese of Dapango Diocese of Dapaong

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Dapango
19705,429280,8531.9%141438717305ap1971
19809,200333,0002.8%62430306323513ap1981
Diocese of Dapaong
199016,500442,0003.7%153146358525010ap1991
199933,709542,9146.2%122335963566613ap2000
200035,577560,6336.3%172037961526813ap2001
200138,174590,1876.5%1522371,031537113ap2002
200235,819590,1876.1%827351,023637113ap2003
200325,233593,5984.3%142842600607013ap2004
2004147,716597,18024.7%1621373,992477014ap2005
200641,746599,0007.0%241842993476914ap2007
201360,778741,9298.2%3020501,215496816ap2014
201674,437838,9578.9%3429631,181666819ap2017
201984,000896,3109.4%4228701,200596819ap2020
2021117,376929,66612.6%4128691,701527120ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of Dapango
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 52, Page 874, to Page 876
  • Diocese of Dapango
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 270, and Page 271

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