Everard ter Laak
Everard ter Laak CICM (born November 5, 1868 , Didam , Gelderland ; † May 5, 1931 ) was a Dutch Roman Catholic missionary and bishop who worked in China and Mongolia.
Life
Everardus Johannes Theodorus ter Laak was born on November 5, 1868 in Didam as the son of the miller Jacobus Everardus ter Laak (1824–1888) and his wife Maria Bernardina van der Grinten (1832–1886).
In 1889 he entered the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary . In 1892 he was ordained a priest within the congregation and served on missions to China and Mongolia.
In 1906 he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of South Gansu , China. In 1914 he was appointed titular bishop of Paroecopolis . Jerome van Aertselaer donated him the episcopal ordination. Alphonse Bermyn and Conrad Abels were co-consecrators. At the same time he was appointed Apostolic Coadjutor Vicar of Central Mongolia . In 1922, the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Mongolia was renamed the Apostolic Vicariate of Chahar. In 1924 he was appointed as successor to Jerome van Aertselaer as Vicar Apostolic of Chahar , which was renamed the Vicariate Apostolic of Siwantze in the same year . At the same time he was superior of Urga in Mongolia.
Everard ter Laak died on May 5, 1931 at the age of 62.
Web links
- Entry on Everard ter Laak on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on February 17, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Laak, Everard ter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laak, Everardus ter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch Roman Catholic missionary and bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Didam , Niedlernade |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1931 |