Isidore de Souza

Isidore de Souza (4 April 1934 – 13 March 1999) was a Beninese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cotonou.

Quotes

• The great vitality of the African Churches is a motive for joy and action of grace. However, there are some signs of worry: passage to the sects, if not foundation of the sects, return and recourse to ancestral practices without discernment in moments of crisis. Evangelisation has not been able to make us discover truly the identity of the Christian being, nor attain the level of depth which is in authentic anthropological inculturation.
  • Archbishop Isidore DE SOUZA (Archbishop of Cotonou, Benin) (1993) The African Synod

Quotes about Isidore de Souza

• You know well that Archbishop de Sousa was a friend of the truth and that he played a decisive role in your country's transition to democracy.
  • Pope Benedict XVI, Visit at the Cathedral of Cotonou, Address of His Holiness Benedict XVI (18 November 2011) Press Office of the Holy See

• I am pleased that, in the figure of Archbishop Isidore de Souza, the Church has contributed to a change of course towards democracy in our country.
  • Aristide Gonsallo, As Benin turns 60, a young bishop sees lights and shadows (24 July 2020) La Croix International