Alphonse Verwimp
Alphonse Verwimp SJ (born May 22, 1885 in Geel , Belgium ; † October 11, 1964 ) was a Belgian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Kisantu .
Life
Alphonse Verwimp joined the Congregation of the Jesuits in and received on 17 May 1917, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On June 23, 1931, Pope Pius XI appointed him . the titular of Uccula and for the first Vicar Apostolic Kisantu. The Archbishop of Mechelen , Cardinal Jozef-Ernest Van Roey , donated him episcopal ordination on October 28 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Namur , Thomas Louis Heylen OPraem , and the auxiliary bishop in Mechelen, Jean Marie Van Cauwenbergh .
Alphonse Verwimp became the first bishop of Kisantu on November 10, 1959 as a result of the elevation of the Apostolic Vicariate Kisantu to the diocese . On October 27, 1960, Pope John XXIII. the resignation put forward by Verwimp and appointed him titular bishop of Gibba .
Verwimp participated in the first and second session of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Apostolic Vicar / Bishop of Kisantu 1931–1960 |
Pierre Kimbondo |
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| SURNAME | Verwimp, Alphonse |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian religious and Roman Catholic bishop of Kisantu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1885 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geel , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 11, 1964 |