Abbaye de l'Ascension

Abbaye de l'Ascension
Monastery information
Other namesAbbey of the Ascension, Dzogbégan Abbey
OrderSubiaco Cassinese Benedictine Congregation, Order of Saint Benedict
Established1961
Dedicated toThe Ascension
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Kpalimé
People
Founder(s)Monks of Abbaye Saint-Benoît d'En-Calcat
AbbotTheodore Kouassi Coco
Site
LocationDzogbégan, Plateaux Region, Togo
Coordinates7°14′17″N 0°41′53″E / 7.238015816511714°N 0.6980900880097772°E / 7.238015816511714; 0.6980900880097772

Abbaye de l'Ascension, Dzogbégan, Plateaux Region, Togo, is a Benedictine monastery of the Subiaco Cassinese Benedictine Congregation. Founded by French monks in 1961, the monastery was elevated to abbatial status in 1991. As of 2022, the monastery was home to thirty monks, under the leadership of Abbot Fr Theodore Kouassis Coco who is the second abbot of the monastic community.