Alphonsus Castermans

Alphons Castermans (1984)

Alphonsus Maria HA Castermans (born April 4, 1924 in Maastricht , Netherlands ; † April 21, 2008 in Born ) was auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Roermond from 1982 to 1997 .

Life

Alphonsus Castermans received the in Roermond on 10 March 1951 sacrament of the priesthood by Bishop Guillaume Lemmens . Until 1958 he was chaplain in Molenberg, a district of Heerlen , later rector of the hospital "De Goddelijke Voorzienigheid" in Sittard . In 1972 he became vicar general in the diocese of Roermond. In 1973 he became a member of the cathedral chapter .

Pope John Paul II appointed him titular bishop of Skálholt and auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Roermond on January 15, 1982 . The bishop of Roermond, Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen , donated him episcopal consecration on February 13 of the same year. Co- consecrators were Johannes Bluyssen , Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch , and Adrianus Johannes Simonis , Bishop of Rotterdam .

Pope John Paul II accepted his early resignation on May 3, 1997. He was buried in the Sint Christoffelkathedraal in Roermond.

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SURNAME	Castermans, Alphonsus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Castermans, Alphonsus Maria HA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch clergyman, Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Roermond
DATE OF BIRTH	April 4, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH	Maastricht
DATE OF DEATH	April 21, 2008
Place of death	Born (Limburg)