Algeria s moving tribute to a courageous Catholic bishop French-born Archbishop Henri Teissier, who died on December 1, was a longtime Algerian citizen admired by Catholics and Muslims alike
Priests prepare Archbishop Henri Teissier s coffin in the Basilica of Our Lady of Africa. (Photo by RYAD KRAMDI/AFP)
All of Algeria has paid a special tribute to its late Archbishop Henri Tessier, who was laid to rest in the overwhelming Muslim county this week after dying on December 1 in his native France.
The imposing Basilica of Our Lady of Africa, which overlooks the Bay of Algiers, was not the only place where Christians converged.