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Bishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles


Motto: Testimonium Domini Fidele


Events

DateAgeEventTitle
27 Apr 1939Born
25 May 198546.0Ordained PriestPriest of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
12 Nov 200465.5AppointedBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
30 Jan 200565.7Ordained BishopBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
31 May 201475.0RetiredBishop of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles
3 Jun 202687.1DiedBishop Emeritus of Paramaribo, Suriname, Antilles

MicroData Summary
Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker
Bishop Wilhelmus Adrianus Josephus Maria de Bekker
(born , died )
Bishop Emeritus of Paramaribo

EventPlace
Birth PlaceHelmond, Vicariate Apostolic of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
Ordained BishopSaints Pierre et Paul, Cathedral, Paramaribo, Diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname
Death PlaceParamaribo, Diocese of Paramaribo, Suriname

  • a priest for 41.0 years
  • a bishop for 21.3 years
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

External Link(s):

Source(s):
  • ob/c2+: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 178, Number 14,815
  • r: Bollettino, 31 May 2014
  • d: CB, 3 Jun 2026

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