A Conferência dos Bispos Católicos da Costa do Marfim anunciou sua morte na sexta-feira, 17 de julho. Até sua morte, o bispo Pierre Marie Coty era o bispo emérito de Daloa. Ele morreu em uma idade madura de 93 anos.
As informações disponibilizadas à Agência de Notícias RECOWACERAO, RECONA indicaram que esse renomado bispo também é o criador das palavras de “Abidjanaise”, o hino nacional da Costa do Marfim.
Em um aviso de obituário assinado pelo bispo Ignace Bessi Dogbo, presidente da Conferência dos Bispos Católicos da Costa do Marfim e disponibilizado à Agência de Notícias RECOWACERAO, RECONA, leu em parte que a união fraterna do clero marfinense (Ufraci) é profundamente entristecido por anunciar, na esperança da ressurreição, a morte de sua excelência Dom Pierre Marie Coty, bispo emérito de Daloa.
No entanto, em um comunicado de imprensa, disponibilizado no sábado, 18 de julho, o Secretário-Geral da Conferência dos Bispos Católicos da Costa do Marfim (Cecci) ampliou a mensagem que incluía sua biografia.
Nascido em 1º de janeiro de 1927, o bispo Coty foi ordenado sacerdote em 19 de julho de 1955 e nomeado bispo de Daloa em 20 de novembro de 1975 pelo papa Paulo VI.
Ele morreu aos 93 anos como bispo emérito de Daloa, no oeste da Costa do Marfim. Ele era popular como letrista de “l’Abidjanaise”, o hino nacional da República da Costa do Marfim, pelo qual em 2013 foi premiado como “comandante da ordem nacional”.
Recorde-se que em 2018, durante uma entrevista ao La Croix Africa, ele contou a história do hino nacional do país, cuja composição é cheia de mistérios. Nas suas próprias palavras: “Foi uma competição nacional lançada para a composição do hino porque o país se preparava para sua independência em dois anos (nota de editor de 1958). Em nossos estudos eclesiásticos, fomos informados de que deveríamos nos afastar de Portanto, não nos preocupamos com essa competição ”, explicou o bispo Coty.
“As pessoas foram convidadas a escrever a letra”
Mas, sob as instruções do presidente Félix Houphouët-Boigny, o clero participou dessa competição nacional. Assim, jovens padres como Michel Pango, Pierre-Marie Coty e Marcel Eboyi estavam se dedicando a isso, assim como leigos como Mathieu Ekra, vice de Bonoua e um francês chamado Sarbonne.
“Na época, o padre Pango era o maior músico do clero da Costa do Marfim”, continuou o bispo Coty. “Ele me informou que o MP Aswan pediu para ele compor música para o hino nacional. Ele também me pediu para escrever a letra. Pedi a ele que tocasse a partitura do hino no harmonium da capela do seminário maior de Anyama cinco vezes “, reiterou. O jovem padre Coty, professor de latim e francês no seminário menor de Bingerville, passa o dia escrevendo a letra para o hino nacional. “Quando Pango fez a música e eu fiz a letra do hino nacional, entregamos ao MP Usher Aswan para repassá-lo ao júri da competição”, acrescentou.
Na onda de independência da maioria dos países africanos em 1960, os hinos nacionais de muitos como Burkina Faso, Benin e Senegal já haviam sido compostos por padres.
“Minhas palavras foram plagiadas por Ekra”
“Um participante, Mathieu Ekra, mudou algumas das letras que propus para o hino da Costa do Marfim e recebeu crédito por isso. Durante muito tempo, foi dito que a música era do padre Pango e as palavras de Mathieu Ekra com a colaboração de Joachim Boni e o padre Coty lamentam o bispo emérito. Depois de sabermos disso, nos aproximamos do governo Houphouët-Boigny, que se recusou a receber notícias nossas. Então deixamos essa história. “Finalmente, a verdade foi manifestada mais tarde.
Por fim, o bispo venceu seu caso. Tudo isso aconteceu antes de eu ser condecorado em 2013, como “Comandante da ordem nacional, por ter escrito as palavras do hino nacional da Costa do Marfim”.
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From her headquarters in Abidjan, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, reports that death of a bishop member of RECOWA-CERAO. Bishop Pierre-Marie Coty, who was popularly known all over West Africa as a lyricist of the Ivorian national anthem has gone to rest with his eternal Father.
The Conference of Catholic Bishops of Côte d’Ivoire announced his death on Friday, the 17th day of July. Until his death, Bishop Pierre Marie Coty was the Emeritus bishop of Daloa. He died at a ripe age of 93 years.
Information made available to RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA indicated that this renowned bishop is also the originator of the words of “Abidjanaise” the Ivorian national anthem.
In an obituary notice signed by Bishop Ignace Bessi Dogbo, President of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Côte d’Ivoire and made available to RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, it read in part that the fraternal union of the Ivorian clergy (Ufraci), are deeply saddened to announce in the hope of the resurrection the death of his excellency Bishop Pierre Marie Coty, bishop emeritus of Daloa.
However, in a press release, made available on Saturday, July 18, the Secretary-General of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Côte d’Ivoire (Cecci) enlarged the message which included his biography.
Born on January 1, 1927, Bishop Coty was ordained a priest on July 19, 1955, and appointed bishop of Daloa on November 20, 1975, by Pope Paul VI.
He died at the age of 93 as the bishop emeritus of Daloa, in western Côte d’Ivoire. He was popular as the lyricist of “l’Abidjanaise” the national anthem of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire for which in 2013, he was awarded “Commander of the national order”.
It will be recalled that sometime in 2018, during an interview with La Croix Africa, he told the story of the country’s national anthem, the composition of which is filled with mysteries. In his own words, “It was a national competition launched for the composition of the anthem because the country was preparing for her independence in two years (1958, editor’s note). In our ecclesiastical studies, we were told that we should move away from politics. So we did not feel concerned by this competition ”, explained Bishop Coty.
“People were asked to write the lyrics”
But on the instructions of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the clergy took part in this national competition. Thus, young priests such as Michel Pango, Pierre-Marie Coty, and Marcel Eboyi were getting down to it as well as laypeople like Mathieu Ekra, deputy for Bonoua, and a Frenchman named Sarbonne.
“At the time, Father Pango was the greatest musician of the Ivorian clergy,” Bishop Coty continued. “He informed me that MP Aswan asked him to compose music for the national anthem. He also asked me to write the lyrics. I asked him to play the score of the anthem on the harmonium of the chapel of the Anyama major Seminary five times, “he reiterated. Young Father Coty, professor of Latin and French at the minor Seminary of Bingerville, spends a day writing the lyrics for the national anthem. “When Pango did the music and I did the lyrics for the national anthem, we handed them over to MP Usher Aswan to pass them on to the competition jury,” he added.
In the wave of the independence of most African countries in 1960, the national anthems of many such as Burkina Faso, Benin, and Senegal had already been composed by priests.
“My words were plagiarized by Ekra”
“A contestant, Mathieu Ekra, changed some of the lyrics I proposed for the Ivorian anthem and took credit for it. For a long time, it was said that the music was by Father Pango and the words of Mathieu Ekra with the collaboration of Joachim Boni and Father Coty, regrets the bishop emeritus. Having learned this, we approached the Houphouët-Boigny government, which refused to hear from us. So we left this story. ” Finally the truth was made manifest later on.
Ultimately, the bishop won his case. All these took place before my being decorated in 2013, as the”Commander of the national order, for having written the words of the national anthem of Côte d’Ivoire”.
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Depuis son siège à Abidjan, RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, rapporte le décès d’un évêque membre de RECOWA-CERAO. L’évêque Pierre-Marie Coty, qui était populairement connu dans toute l’Afrique de l’Ouest comme parolier de l’hymne national ivoirien, est allé se reposer avec son Père éternel.
La Conférence des évêques catholiques de Côte d’Ivoire a annoncé sa mort vendredi 17 juillet. Jusqu’à sa mort, Mgr Pierre Marie Coty était évêque émérite de Daloa. Il est décédé à l’âge mûr de 93 ans.
Information mise à la disposition de l’AGENCE DE PRESSE RECOWACERAO, RECONA a indiqué que cet évêque de renom est également à l’origine des paroles de «Abidjanaise», l’hymne national ivoirien.
Dans une notice nécrologique signée par Mgr Ignace Bessi Dogbo, président de la Conférence des évêques catholiques de Côte d’Ivoire et mise à la disposition de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA, il est écrit en partie que l’union fraternelle du clergé ivoirien (Ufraci), est profondément attristé d’annoncer dans l’espoir de la résurrection le décès de Son Excellence Mgr Pierre Marie Coty, évêque émérite de Daloa.
Cependant, dans un communiqué de presse, rendu disponible le samedi 18 juillet, le secrétaire général de la Conférence des évêques catholiques de Côte d’Ivoire (Cecci) a élargi le message qui comprenait sa biographie.
Né le 1er janvier 1927, Mgr Coty a été ordonné prêtre le 19 juillet 1955 et nommé évêque de Daloa le 20 novembre 1975 par le pape Paul VI.
Il mourut à l’âge de 93 ans en tant qu’évêque émérite de Daloa, dans l’ouest de la Côte d’Ivoire. Il était populaire en tant que parolier de «l’Abidjanaise», l’hymne national de la République de Côte d’Ivoire pour lequel en 2013, il a reçu le titre de «Commandeur de l’ordre national».
On se souviendra qu’en 2018, lors d’une interview avec La Croix Africa, il a raconté l’histoire de l’hymne national du pays, dont la composition est pleine de mystères. Selon ses propres mots, «Il s’agissait d’un concours national lancé pour la composition de l’hymne parce que le pays se préparait à son indépendance dans deux ans (1958, ndlr). Dans nos études ecclésiastiques, on nous a dit que nous devrions nous éloigner de Nous ne nous sommes donc pas sentis concernés par cette compétition », a expliqué Mgr Coty.
“On a demandé aux gens d’écrire les paroles”
Mais sur instruction du président Félix Houphouët-Boigny, le clergé a participé à ce concours national. Ainsi, de jeunes prêtres comme Michel Pango, Pierre-Marie Coty et Marcel Eboyi s’y engagent ainsi que des laïcs comme Mathieu Ekra, député de Bonoua, et un Français du nom de Sarbonne.
“À l’époque, le père Pango était le plus grand musicien du clergé ivoirien”, a poursuivi Mgr Coty. «Il m’a informé que le député d’Assouan lui avait demandé de composer de la musique pour l’hymne national. Il m’a également demandé d’écrire les paroles. Je lui ai demandé de jouer cinq fois la partition de l’hymne à l’harmonium de la chapelle du grand séminaire d’Anyama », a-t-il répété. Le jeune père Coty, professeur de latin et de français au petit séminaire de Bingerville, passe une journée à écrire les paroles “Quand Pango a fait la musique et que j’ai fait les paroles de l’hymne national, nous les avons remis au député Usher Assouan pour les transmettre au jury du concours”, at-il ajouté.
Dans la vague de l’indépendance de la plupart des pays africains en 1960, les hymnes nationaux de nombreux pays comme le Burkina Faso, le Bénin et le Sénégal avaient déjà été composés par des prêtres.
“Mes mots ont été plagiés par Ekra”
“Un candidat, Mathieu Ekra, a changé certaines des paroles que j’ai proposées pour l’hymne ivoirien et en a pris le crédit. Pendant longtemps, on a dit que la musique était du Père Pango et des paroles de Mathieu Ekra avec la collaboration de Joachim Boni et le père Coty, regrette l’évêque émérite. Après avoir appris cela, nous avons approché le gouvernement Houphouët-Boigny, qui a refusé de nous entendre. Nous avons donc laissé cette histoire.
Finalement, l’évêque a gagné sa cause. Tout cela s’est passé avant que je ne sois décoré en 2013, en tant que “Commandant de l’ordre national, pour avoir écrit les paroles de l’hymne national de la Côte d’Ivoire”.
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