Diocese of Kpalimé Dioecesis Kpalimensis
Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	6,447 km2 (2,489 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 715,650 295,420 (41.3%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Holy Spirit Cathedral, Kpalimé
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kpalimé ( Latin: Kpalimen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Kpalimé in the ecclesiastical province of Lomé in Togo.

History

• July 1, 1994: Established as Diocese of Kpalimé from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé

Special churches

The Cathedral is the Cathédrale Saint-Esprit in Kpalimé.

Leadership

• Bishops of Kpalimé (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Pierre Koffi Seshie (July 1, 1994 – April 25, 2000)
  • Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou (since July 4, 2001)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Togo

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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