Holy Spirit Cathedral, Kpalimé

Holy Spirit Cathedral
Holy Spirit Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint Esprit de Kpalimé
Location	Kpalimé
Country	Togo
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The Holy Spirit Cathedral^[1] (French: Cathédrale Saint Esprit de Kpalimé), also known as Holy Ghost Cathedral or simply Cathedral of Kpalimé,^[2] is a Christian religious building located in the town of Kpalimé (also written Palimé) in the southern part of the African country of Togo.

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the seat of the Diocese of Kpalimé (Dioecesis Kpalimensis; Diocèse de Kpalimé) which was created in 1994 by the bull "Supremo in Ecclesia" by Pope John Paul II.

History

The cathedral has its origins in the main station and the Holy Spirit parish founded in 1902^[3] by Monsignor Hermann Bücking SVD,^[4] in the time when Togo was a possession of the German Empire. The first stone of the present cathedral was laid by German missionaries in 1913^[5] and was blessed in 1914. It was restored in 2001 and was consecrated as a cathedral in 2003.

References

^ Cathédrale Saint Esprit de Kpalimé
^ Futé, Petit (2014-11-19). Petit Futé Togo (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 9782746978591.
^ Nicoué, GAYIBOR (2011-06-28). Histoire des Togolais. Des origines aux années 1960 (Tome 4 : Le refus de l'ordre colonial) (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 9782811133481.
^ Biography of Bücking Archived 2016-12-06 at the Wayback Machine (French)
^ Collectif; Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2010-12-08). Togo 2011-12 (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 978-2746935976.

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[1] Cathédrale Saint Esprit de Kpalimé

[2] Futé, Petit (2014-11-19). Petit Futé Togo (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 9782746978591.

[3] Nicoué, GAYIBOR (2011-06-28). Histoire des Togolais. Des origines aux années 1960 (Tome 4 : Le refus de l'ordre colonial) (in French). KARTHALA Editions. ISBN 9782811133481.

[4] Biography of Bücking Archived 2016-12-06 at the Wayback Machine (French)

[5] Collectif; Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2010-12-08). Togo 2011-12 (in French). Petit Futé. ISBN 978-2746935976.

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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
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Holy Spirit Cathedral, Kpalimé

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