Jacques Danka Longa elected head of Togo’s bishops
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Icilomé
Togolese bishops elected Jacques Danka Longa, bishop of Kara, president of the Conference of Bishops of Togo. He succeeds Benoît Alowonou after the 143rd ordinary session held in Kara from 12 to 16 October 2026, Icilomé reports.
Bishop Jacques Danka Longa of Kara was elected president of the Conference of Bishops of Togo at the end of their 143rd ordinary session, held from 12 to 16 October 2026 in Kara, according to Icilomé. Aged 65, he succeeds Bishop Benoît Alowonou, bishop emeritus of Kpalimé.
Ordained a priest in 1992, Jacques Danka Longa served notably as spiritual director and teacher at the Saint Paul interdiocesan seminary in Notsé, before studying canon law at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome between 1997 and 2001, Icilomé reports.
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