Roman Catholicism was introduced in Togo in 1835 when Brazilians erected a
church at Agoué on the coast.
The region was at first part of the Prefecture Apostolic of the Two Guineas
and Senegambia but later, in 1860, it became part of the Apostolic Prefecture
Dahomey.
In 1892 it was detached from Dahomey and made a Prefecture Apostolic of its
own. In 1914 it became a Vicariate Apostolic, which was renamed Lomé in 1938
Pro Prefects Apostolic
1892 - 1894 Adolphe Schäfer
1894 - 1896 Mathias Dier
Prefects
1896 - 1907 Hermann Bücking
1908 - 1914 Nikolas Schönig
Vicars Apostolic of Togo
1914 - 1921 Karl Wolf, Titular Bishop of Byblos
in Phoenicia (1) 1... - 1944
1921 - 1923 vacant
1923 - 1938 Jean-Marie Cessou, Titular Bishop
of Verinopolis in Galatia I 1884 - 1945
Vicar Apostolic of Lomé
1938 - 1945 Jean-Marie Cessou, Titular Bishop
of Verinopolis in Galatia I s.a.
(1) Didn't go to Togo as a result of the war.
After the British-French conquest in 1914 Togo was temporarily
divided between the jurisdictions of Dahomey and the Gold Coast.
In 1923 the Apostolic Vicariate was revived for the French part.
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SOKODÉ*
In 1902 the northern parts of Togo, till then part of the Apostolic Vicariate
of the Sahara and the Sudan, became part of the Apostolic Prefecture Togo.
In 1937 the region became the separate Apostolic Prefecture of Sokodé.
Prefect Apostolic
1937 - 1945 Joseph Strebler 1892 -
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