Ascension Abbey
Danyi-Dzogbégan, Togo

Details

History

Motherhouse : En-Calcat
Foundation : 17 November 1961
Priory : 20 October 1967
Abbey : January 1991


Community

Congregation : Sublacense Cassinese
Abbot : Fr. Theodore Kouassi Coco
Monks : 30
Dependent house : 1


Activity

Coffee production and roasting; guesthouse; agriculture; distillation of mint oil, cinnamon, lemongrass and basil; jams and syrup; balms

Resident of the College

Basile Hologno

Student
Pontifical Gregorian University

A Monk of Danyi Dzogbegan Abbey plays the Zither

From the YouTube channel Apprise World

Photos used with permission from Basile Hologno