Adriaan Smets
Adriaan Smets (born August 27, 1867 in Dommelen , North Brabant Province , Netherlands ; † July 31, 1947 ) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See .
Life
Adriaan Smets received on 24 September 1892, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On January 13, 1922, Pope Benedict XV appointed him . to the Apostolic Delegate in Persia . Pope Pius XI appointed him on August 2, 1922 titular Archbishop of Gangra . The Prefect of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide , Cardinal Wilhelmus Marinus van Rossum CSsR , donated him episcopal ordination on October 28 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were the Secretary of the Congregation De Propaganda Fide , Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni Biondi , and the President of the Pontifical Academy of the Immaculate Conception , Archbishop Jules Tiberghien .
Adriaan Smets resigned as Apostolic Delegate in Persia in 1930.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques-Emile Sontag CM |
Apostolic delegate in Persia 1922–1930 |
Egidio Lari |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Smets, Adriaan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch clergyman, Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 27, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dommelen , North Brabant Province , The Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 31, 1947 |