Isidore de Souza
Isidore de Souza (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was
Archbishop of Cotonou
from 1990 to 1999.
He was born into the aristocratic
ECOWAS Commission.[1]
De Souza went on to study in
Mathieu Kerekou to accept the decisions of the council and return Benin to civilian rule.[2] De Souza was the chairman of the Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa from 1997 to his death.[6] He died on 13 March 1999 in Ouidah.[2]
Notes
- ^ Duhem, Vince (2016-04-20). "Bénin : Marcel de Souza, à la fois proche de Thomas Boni Yayi et de Patrice Talon". Jeune Afrique. Archived from the original on 2016-08-28. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ a b c Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 139
- ^ Isidore de Souza Catholic Hierarchy
- ^ Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 109
- ^ https://assemblee-nationale.bj/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Histoire-et-patrimoine.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Nouveau visage et nouveau nom pour le site de l'Eglise catholique en France Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
References
- Houngnikpo, Mathurin; Decalo, Samuel (2013). Historical Dictionary of Benin. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0810871717.
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