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

Abomey Agbome or Abomey is the capital of the Zou Department of Benin. The commune of Abomey covers an area of 142 square kilometres and, as of 2012, had a population of 90,195 people. Abomey houses the Royal Palaces of Abomey, a collection of small tr ...

. 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 Parakou is the largest city in northern Benin, and the third-largest city in the country, with an estimated population of around 206,667 people, and capital of the Borgou Department. Administratively the commune of Parakou makes up one of Benin ...

from 16 October 1997 until 29 October 1999, when he was appointed Archbishop of

Cotonou Cotonou (; ) is the largest city in Benin. Its official population count was 679,012 inhabitants in 2012; however, over two million people live in the larger urban area. The urban area continues to expand, notably toward the west. The city lies ...

. He served in Cotonou for 5 years before retiring from service on 5 March 2005.

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Catholic Hierarchy page
Beninese Roman Catholic archbishops 1929 births 2017 deaths People from Abomey Roman Catholic archbishops of Cotonou {{africa-RC-archbishop-stub