Henri Teissier
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Henri Antoine Marie Teissier (21 July 1929 – 1 December 2020)Archbishop Emeritus of Algiers.
Biography
Teissier was born in
Algiers
.
He had been living in
Arab Caritas International for the country (1975–1987) he was a Muslim-Christian at various symposia and conferences of the two Christians in Palestine involved. Teissier was President of the Conference of Bishops of North Africa
from 1982 to 2004.
He is regarded as one of the authoritative representatives of
assassination of the monks of Tibhirine took place.[3]
Legion of Honor
On 24 May 2008
Legion of Honor for his many honorable and peaceful works.[5][6] Teissier was nominated on 23 September 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI as a member of the Second Special Assembly of the synod
for Africa.
Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honor(July 2007)
Publications
- Church in Islam, Éditions du Centurion, 1984
- The Mission of the Church, Desclee de Brouwer, 1985
- History of Christian North Africa, Desclee de Brouwer, 1991, in collaboration
- Letters from Algeria, Bayard-Centurion, 1998
- Christians in Algeria, sharing hope, Desclée de Brouwer, 2002
See also
Sources
- Martine de Sauto, Henri Teissier, a bishop in Algeria, Bayard, 2006 ((ISBN 2227471514))
References
- ^ [1], La Croix, 1 december 2020 (in French)
- ^ SE Mgr Henri Teissier, accessed on 11 June 2009
- ^ The murder of the Trappists of Tibhirine, Thomas Schmid, Le Monde Diplomatique, 12 March 2004 (Algeria Watch)
- ^ En retraite, Mgr Teissier quitte l ' Archevêché d'Alger, El Watan, 26 May 2008
- ^ "Hommage à notre compatriote Henri Teissier" Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 11 June 2009
- ^ SE Mgr Henri Teissier, accessed on 11 June 2009
External links
- Henri Antoine Marie Teissier on Catholic-hierarchy.org(English)
- Hommage à notre compatriote Henri Teissier (French)
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