Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara

Roman Catholic diocese in Togo

Diocese of Kara Dioecesis Karaensis

Location
Country	Togo
Metropolitan	Lomé
Statistics
Area	10,590 km (4,090 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 878,500 117,470 (13.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jacques Danka Longa

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

History

Bishops of Kara (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ernest Patili Assi (July 1, 1994 – February 16, 1996)
- Bishop Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena (November 30, 1996 - January 7, 2009)
- Bishop Jacques Danka Longa (January 7, 2009 – present), had previously been Coadjutor Bishop of the diocese (2008-2009)

The diocese of Kara is twinned with the Diocese of Bayonne, Lescar and Oloron.

Jumelage. "Mgr. Jacques Longa". Jumelage-diocèses Kara et Bayonne, Lescar, Oloron (in French). Retrieved 2020-10-04.

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Dioceses	Archdiocese of Lomé Diocese of Aného Diocese of Atakpamé Diocese of Dapaong Diocese of Kara Diocese of Kpalimé Diocese of Sokodé
Cathedrals	Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lomé Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Aného Our Lady of the Trinity Cathedral, Atakpamé Saint Charles Lwanga Cathedral, Dapaong Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kara Holy Spirit Cathedral, Kpalimé Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Cathedral, Sokodé
Monasteries	Abbaye de l'Ascension Agbang Conventual Priory
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