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Nestor Assogba

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Nestor Assogba
Archbishop of Cotonou
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Archdiocese of Cotonou
In office 29 October 1999 – 5 March 2005
Predecessor Isidore de Souza
Successor Marcel Honorat Léon Agboton
Previous posts Archbishop of Parakou (1997-1999)
Bishop of Parakou (1976-1997)
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1957
Consecration 25 July 1976
by Bernardin Gantin
Personal details
Born 21 February 1929
Abomey, Colony of Dahomey and Dependencies, French West Africa, French Empire
Died 22 August 2017 (aged 88)
Bohicon, Zou Department, Benin

Nestor Assogba (21 February 1929 – 22 August 2017) was a Catholic archbishop from Benin.

Assogba was born in Abomey. He was ordained as a priest on 21 December 1957 and appointed Bishop of Parakou on 10 April 1976. He was ordained on 25 July that year. He served as Archbishop of Parakou from 16 October 1997 until 29 October 1999, when he was appointed Archbishop of Cotonou. He served in Cotonou for 51⁄2 years before retiring from service on 5 March 2005.[1][2]

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