Pope appoints Secretary General of West African Catholic University as Bishop of Kpalimé, Togo

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June 26, 2026

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Msgr. Edmond Yawo Amekuse - Bishop Elect, Kpalime, Togo

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Pope Leo has appointed Fr. Edmond Yawo Amekuse as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Kpalimé in Togo, following the acceptance of the resignation of Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou.

The appointment was announced by the Holy See on Friday, May 26.

Before his appointment, Bishop-elect Amekuse served as Secretary General of the Université Catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. A priest of the Diocese of Kpalimé, he brings nearly three decades of pastoral, academic and administrative experience to his new role.

Born on 16 November 1967 in Agou-Akoumahou, within the Diocese of Kpalimé, Bishop-elect Amekuse studied Philosophy and Theology at the Saint Jean-Paul II Major Seminary in Lomé. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Kpalimé on 28 December 1996.

He began his priestly ministry as Assistant Priest at the Saint-Esprit Cathedral in Kpalimé while also teaching Religious Studies at the Polyvalent College of Kpalimé.

He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Theology from the Institut Catholique Missionnaire in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. He later studied Interreligious Dialogue at the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI) in Rome before earning a Doctorate in Liturgy from the Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm in Rome.

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On his return to Togo, he served for 15 years as Professor of Liturgy at the Saint Jean-Paul II Major Seminary in Lomé. During this period, he also held several leadership positions, including Chaplain and later Secretary General of the Université Catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest in Togo. From 2020 to 2023, he served as a formator at the major seminary.

Since 2023, Bishop-elect Amekuse has been serving as Secretary General of the Université Catholique de l’Afrique de l’Ouest in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

His appointment comes as Bishop Benoît Comlan Messan Alowonou steps down from the pastoral leadership of the Diocese of Kpalimé after the Holy Father accepted his resignation.

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Daily Reading

Friday of the Twenty-first week in Ordinary Time

First Letter to the Corinthians 1,17-25.

For Christ did not send me to baptize but... to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning.
The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the learning of the learned I will set aside."
Where is the wise one? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
For since in the wisdom of God the world did not come to know God through wisdom, it was the will of God through the foolishness of the proclamation to save those who have faith.
For Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,
but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
but to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.

Psalms 33(32),1-2.4-5.10ab.11.

Exult, you just, in the LORD;
Praise... from the upright is fitting.
Give thanks to the LORD on the harp;
With the ten stringed lyre chant his praises

For upright is the word of the LORD,
and all his works are trustworthy.
He loves justice and right;
of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full.

The LORD brings to nought the plans of nations;
He foils the designs of peoples.
But the plan of the LORD stands forever;
The design of his heart, through all generations.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25,1-13.

Jesus told his disciples this parable: “The... kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.
Five of them were foolish and five were wise.
The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them,
but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps.
Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
At midnight, there was a cry, 'Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!'
Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps.
The foolish ones said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.'
But the wise ones replied, 'No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.'
While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked.
Afterwards the other virgins came and said, 'Lord, Lord, open the door for us!'
But he said in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.'
Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

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