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'''Isidore de Souza''' (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was [[Archbishop of Cotonou]] from 1990 to 1999. |
'''Isidore de Souza''' (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese priest who was [[Archbishop of Cotonou]] from 1990 to 1999. |
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He was born into the aristocratic [[ |
He was born into the aristocratic [[De Souza family]] of [[Ouidah]] on 4 April 1934. He was the uncle of [[Chantal Yayi]], who served as [[First Lady of Benin]] from 2006 to 2016, and the late [[Marcel Alain de Souza]] (1953–2019), a banker and former President of the [[Economic Community of West African States|ECOWAS]] Commission.<ref name=ja>{{cite news |first=Vince |last=Duhem |title=Bénin : Marcel de Souza, à la fois proche de Thomas Boni Yayi et de Patrice Talon |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/318546/economie/benin-marcel-de-souza-a-proche-de-thomas-boni-yayi-de-patrice-talon/|work=[[Jeune Afrique]] |date=2016-04-20 |access-date=2021-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828011356/https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/318546/economie/benin-marcel-de-souza-a-proche-de-thomas-boni-yayi-de-patrice-talon/ |archive-date=2016-08-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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De Souza went on to study in [[Abidjan]] and Rome.<ref name=Benin139>Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 139</ref> He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1962. De Souza was appointed |
De Souza went on to study in [[Abidjan]] and Rome.<ref name=Benin139>Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 139</ref> He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1962. De Souza was appointed [[Coadjutor bishop|Coadjutor Archbishop]] of Cotonou on 17 July 1981 and became Archbishop on 27 December 1990.<ref name=CH>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdesouzai.html Isidore de Souza] Catholic Hierarchy</ref> He led the National Conference in February 1990, which was convened to address economic issues but returned Benin to democracy. He was instrumental in preventing the army from disbanding it.<ref name=Benin109>Houngnikpo & Decalo 2013, p. 109</ref> De Souza served as the chairman of the [[List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Benin|High Council of the Republic]] from 28 February 1990 to 31 March 1991,<ref>https://assemblee-nationale.bj/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Histoire-et-patrimoine.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> setting up the presidential election and a new constitution. He persuaded President [[Mathieu Kerekou]] to accept the decisions of the council and return Benin to civilian rule.<ref name=Benin139/> De Souza was the chairman of the [[Regional Episcopal Conference of Francophone West Africa]] from 1997 to his death.<ref>[http://www.cef.fr/catho/espacepresse/communiques/1999/commu03.php Nouveau visage et nouveau nom pour le site de l'Eglise catholique en France] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201600/http://www.cef.fr/catho/espacepresse/communiques/1999/commu03.php |date=2015-09-23 }} {{in lang|fr}}</ref> He died on 13 March 1999 in Ouidah.<ref name=Benin139/> |
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Latest revision as of 18:58, 4 April 2024
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 De Souza family of Ouidah on 4 April 1934. He was the uncle of Chantal Yayi, who served as First Lady of Benin from 2006 to 2016, and the late Marcel Alain de Souza (1953–2019), a banker and former President of the ECOWAS Commission.[1]
De Souza went on to study in Abidjan and Rome.[2] He was ordained a priest on 8 July 1962. De Souza was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cotonou on 17 July 1981 and became Archbishop on 27 December 1990.[3] He led the National Conference in February 1990, which was convened to address economic issues but returned Benin to democracy. He was instrumental in preventing the army from disbanding it.[4] De Souza served as the chairman of the High Council of the Republic from 28 February 1990 to 31 March 1991,[5] setting up the presidential election and a new constitution. He persuaded President 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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