Sacred Heart Cathedral, Lomé


The Sacred Heart Cathedral It is the mother of the Archdiocese of Lome, one of the seven Catholic church districts of the African Republic of Togo. Built in just over a year by the German colonial authorities, then it became one of the iconic buildings of the new capital of Togo.

History

The first Catholic missionaries settled in Lomé in 1892. On September 21, 1902, in a solemn ceremony presided over by Bishop Albert, apostolic vicar of Côte-de-l'Or performed the consecration of the new sanctuary, which became one of symbols of urban landscape full expansion of the capital of Togo. On August 9, 1985, Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass in the cathedral.