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Diocese of Kara

Dioecesis Karaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Jacques Danka Longa, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 1 July 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lomé
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Togo
  • Square Kilometers: 10,590 (4,090 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Eveche, B.P. 45, Kara, Togo
  • Telephone: 9089.03.65

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
1 July 1994ErectedDiocese of Sokodé Diocese of Kara (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
199991,120589,32015.5%2924531,719599721ap2000
200092,760599,92715.5%2624501,855497122ap2001
2001101,200613,67016.5%3025551,840479322ap2002
2002112,470868,86712.9%3025552,0445810122ap2003
2003117,470878,50013.4%3224562,097568124ap2004
2004117,470878,50013.4%3722591,991548624ap2005
2006123,288919,00013.4%4324671,840529425ap2007
2011200,0001,033,00019.4%6227892,2476411232ap2012
2013206,2941,084,00019.0%82291111,8586112534ap2014
2016155,074769,94020.1%75271021,5206310935ap2017
2019166,000864,35019.2%82351171,4187212735ap2020
2021172,225897,40019.2%80331131,5246913739ap2022

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


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