Type: | Archbishop |
Honorific-Prefix: | His Excellency |
Philippe Fanoko Kpodzro | |
Archbishop Emeritus of Lomé | |
Diocese: | Lomé |
Appointed: | 17 December 1992 |
Term End: | 8 June 2007 |
Predecessor: | Robert-Casimir Dosseh-Anyron |
Successor: | Denis Komivi Amuzu-Dzakpah |
Previous Post: | Titular Bishop of Bacanaria (1975–1976) Bishop of Atakpamé (1976–1992) |
Ordination: | 20 December 1959 |
Consecration: | 2 May 1976 |
Consecrated By: | Paul Zoungrana |
Birth Date: | 1930 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Tamegbé, French Togoland, French West Africa |
Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (30 March 1930 – 9 January 2024) was a Togolese Roman Catholic prelate. He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1959 in Rome, later ordained Bishop of Atakpamé on 2 May 1976. He was born in Tomégbé. He was Archbishop of Lomé between 17 December 1992 and 8 June 2007.[1]
Kpodzro was the president of the National Assembly of Togo from 1991 to 1994.[2] In January 2020, he called for the suspension of the 2020 Togolese presidential election in order to pave the way for electoral reforms.[3] Kpodzro died on 9 January 2024, at the age of 93.[4]