Lome, 05 August, 2024 / 9:50 am (ACI Africa).
Archbishop Yves-Nicodème Anani Barrigah-Benissan, the Local Ordinary of Lomé Catholic Archdiocese in Togo known for his passion for music and arts has passed on at a hospital in the country's capital city, Lomé. He was aged 61.
Archbishop Barrigah-Benissan died on Sunday, August 4, members of the Episcopal Conference of Togo (CET), announced in a statement in which they express their “sorrow”.
In the August 4 statement, CET President, Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou of the Catholic Diocese of Kpalimé in Togo says that the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lomé “passed away today at DOGTA-LAFIE Hospital in Lomé.”
“Further information will be provided as soon as possible,” the President of CET adds.
The late Catholic Archbishop had been battling cancer. He was known for his passion for music and drama. He was awarded the Togolese Grand Theatre Prize for Literature 2020 for his play, “The Royal Throne”, which was published by the New Africans Edition of Togo in 1993.