Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena
Togolese catholic priest (1935-2013)
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Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena (March 31, 1935 – February 3, 2013) was the second bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kara, Togo.
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Kara
In office30 November 1996 – 7 January 2009
PredecessorErnest Patili Assi
Ignace Baguibassa Sambar-Talkena | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Kara | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Kara |
| In office | 30 November 1996 – 7 January 2009 |
| Predecessor | Ernest Patili Assi |
| Successor | Jacques Danka Longa |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 June 1963 |
| Consecration | 6 January 1997 by Pope John Paul II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1935 |
| Died | 3 February 2013 (aged 77) |
Ordained to the priesthood on 30 June 1963, Sambar-Talkena was ordained bishop on 6 January 1996, following the death of his predecessor Ernest Patili Assi. He resigned on 7 January 2009 and was succeeded by Jacques Danka Longa. He held the title of bishop emeritus until his death in Lomé in 2013.[1]
He was born in the village of Baga, a village neighboring Niamtougou. He spoke Nawdm and French.
For many years he was President of the Episcopal Commission for Catholic Education in the Bishops' Conference of Togo.
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