AFRICA/TOGO - Appointment of Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father has appointed Archbishop of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé (Togo), His Exc. Msgr. Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbéménya Gaglo, currently Bishop of Aného and Apostolic Administrator of the same Archdiocese.
His Exc. Msgr. Isaac Jogues Kodjo Agbéménya Gaglo was born on October 7, 1958, in Kpémé, in the Diocese of Aného, and was ordained a priest on August 9, 1985.
He has held the following positions and completed further studies: Assistant Parish Priest in Lomé and Professor at the Saint Pius X Minor Seminary in Lomé (1986-1991); Doctorate in Moral Theology in Innsbruck, Austria (1997); Parish Priest and Head of Family Ministry (1998-2005); Diocesan Consultor (2004) and Diocesan Administrator of Aného (2005-2007).
He was appointed Bishop of Aného on December 3, 2007, and received episcopal consecration on February 2, 2008. Since 2024, he has served as Apostolic Administrator Sede vacante et ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lomé. (EG) (Agenzia Fides, 10/4/2026)