Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia
Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia SMA (born March 6, 1970 in Mbaiki , Central African Republic ) is Bishop of Bossangoa and President of the Central African Bishops' Conference ( CECA ).
Life
Nestor-Désiré Nongo-Aziagbia joined the religious order of the Society of Africa Missions , made his profession in 1994 and was ordained a priest on August 23, 1998 .
Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Bossangoa on May 14, 2012 . The Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples , Cardinal Fernando Filoni , ordained him episcopal on July 28th of the same year .
In April 2014 he was kidnapped by Muslim rebels.
From July 2013 to January 2019, Nongo-Aziagbia was Vice President of the Central African Bishops' Conference ( CECA ). On January 18, 2019, he was elected President of the Central African Bishops' Conference. He took over from Cardinal Dieudonné Nzapalainga , Archbishop of Bangui .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Central Africa: Archbishop and three priests kidnapped. In: DiePresse.com. April 17, 2014, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Conference Episcopale Centrafricaine (CECA). Retrieved July 23, 2019 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| François-Xavier Yombandje |
Bishop of Bossangoa since 2012 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Nongo-Aziagbia, Nestor-Désiré |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Central African clergyman, Bishop of Bossangoa |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mbaiki |