Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
23 Apr 1886		Born	Voldhoven lez Eindhoven, Netherlands
29 Jun 1911	25.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
19 Nov 1936	50.6	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Tanganika, Tanzania
19 Nov 1936	50.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Gergis
7 Mar 1937	50.9	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Gergis
10 May 1946	60.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Kigoma, Tanzania
25 Mar 1953	66.9	Appointed	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
22 Nov 1957	71.6	Resigned	Bishop of Kigoma, Tanzania
22 Nov 1957	71.6	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tracula
25 Dec 1966	80.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Kigoma, Tanzania

a priest for 55.5 years
a bishop for 29.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. †
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Auguste-Léopold Huys, M. Afr. †
Bishop Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. † (1937)
Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929)
Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910)
Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Heinrich Horst, M. Afr. †

Source(s):

c2+: CB
b/c2+: Revue des Ordinations Épiscopales, Issue 1937, Number 14

a priest for 55.5 years a bishop for 29.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Auguste-Léopold Huys, M. Afr. † Bishop Bernhard Gerhard Hilhorst, C.S.Sp. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Jan Cornelius van Sambeek, M. Afr. † (1937) Bishop Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (1929) Bishop Joseph Francis Marie Sweens, M. Afr. † (1910) Bishop Wilhelmus van de Ven †	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Heinrich Horst, M. Afr. †