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1897-Feb.

1897-Feb.: Bishop Kersuzan of Cap Haïtien issued strict instructions to his clergy to impose severe penances on those practicing Voodoo.

1897-Feb.: Bishop Kersuzan of Cap Haïtien issued strict instructions to his clergy to impose severe penances on those practicing Voodoo. This move was part of an intensified campaign by the Catholic Church to extirpate African religious traditions.

Source  ·  p. 133 Nicholls, From Dessalines to Duvalier, 133