Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen

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Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen SVD (born September 3, 1933 in Groenlo , Gelderland Province , Netherlands ) is Bishop Emeritus of Kundiawa .

Life

Johannes Henricus J. Te Maarssen joined the religious order of the Steyler Missionaries and was ordained a priest on January 31, 1960 .

Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kundiawa on May 10, 2000 . He was ordained bishop by the Archbishop of Madang , Wilhelm Kurtz SVD, on August 24 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Michael Meier SVD, Archbishop of Mount Hagen , and Arnold Orowae , Auxiliary Bishop in Wabag .

On January 12, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related resignation.

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predecessor Office successor
Wilhelm Kurtz SVD Bishop of Kundiawa
2000–2009
Anton Bal