Monastery information | |
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Other names | Abbey of the Ascension, Dzogbégan Abbey |
Order | Subiaco Cassinese Benedictine Congregation, Order of Saint Benedict |
Established | 1961 |
Dedicated to | The Ascension |
Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kpalimé |
People | |
Founder(s) | Monks of Abbaye Saint-Benoît d'En-Calcat |
Abbot | Theodore Kouassi Coco |
Site | |
Location | Dzogbégan, Plateaux Region, Togo |
Coordinates | 7°14′17″N 0°41′53″E / 7.238015816511714°N 0.6980900880097772°E |
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.