Joost van den Biesen
Joost van den Biesen MAfr (born April 16, 1913 in Breda ; † March 4, 2001 ) was a Roman Catholic Bishop and Vicar Apostolic of Abercorn .
Life
Joost van den Biesen joined the religious order of the Society of Missionaries of Africa and was ordained a priest on June 3, 1939 . Pope Pius XII appointed him on February 12, 1948 Vicar Apostolic of Lwangwa and Titular Bishop of Tullia .
The coadjutor bishop of Breda , Jozef Willem Maria Baeten , donated him episcopal ordination on May 30 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Willem Pieter Adriaan Maria Mutsaerts , Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch , and Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen , Coadjutor Bishop of Roermond .
He resigned from his office on January 24, 1958. He renounced the priesthood and was laicized on November 4, 1967 .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Heinrich Horst MAfr |
Apostolic Vicar of Lwangwa / Abercorn 1948–1958 |
Adolf Fürstenberg MAfr |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Biesen, Joost van den |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Biesen, Joseph van den |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch religious, Catholic bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 16, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Breda |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 2001 |