Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols
Joseph-Pierre-Albert Wittebols SCI (born April 12, 1912 in Etterbeek , † November 26, 1964 in Wamba ) was a Belgian clergyman and bishop of Wamba .
Life
He was ordained a priest on July 11, 1937. On March 10, 1949, the Pope appointed him Titular Bishop of Callipolis and Vicar Apostolic of Wamba. The Archbishop of Mechelen , Cardinal Jozef-Ernest van Roey , donated him episcopal ordination on June 16 of the same year ; Co-consecrators were Willem Petrus Bartholomaeus Cobben , Vicar Apostolic of Finland , and Franz Wolfgang Demont SCI, Vicar Emeritus of Aliwal .
On November 10, 1959, John XXIII appointed him . to the bishop of Wamba. He attended the first two sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Apostolic Vicar / Bishop of Wamba 1949–1964 |
Gustave Olombe Atelumbu Musilamu |
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| SURNAME | Wittebols, Joseph-Pierre-Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wittebols, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of Stanley Falls |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1912 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Etterbeek |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1964 |
| Place of death | Wamba |