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]
References
- 1."Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- 2."Les Anciens Présidents de l'Assemblée Nationale" - Assemblée Nationale Togolaise.
- 3."Togo: Archbishop Kpodzro Joins Calls for Suspension of February Presidential Elections", allAfrica/Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi), 7 Jan 2020, retrieved 8 Feb 2020.
- 4.Djade, Charles (9 January 2024). "L'opposant togolais Monseigneur Kpodzro est mort". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 9 January 2024.