Leonardus Dobbelaar
Leonardus Dobbelaar CM (born May 4, 1942 in Hulst , Netherlands ; † March 21, 2008 in Addis Ababa ) was a Roman Catholic religious and apostolic vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate in Nekemte .
Life
Leonardus Dobbelaar joined the religious order of the Lazarists (Vinzentines) and was ordained a priest on June 20, 1969 .
1994 Pope named him John Paul II. To the titular of Luperciana and ordered him Vicar Apostolic of Nekemte in the region Oromia in Ethiopia . He succeeded Fikre-Mariam Ghemetchu . He received his episcopal consecration on September 4, 1994, the Bishop of Haarlem Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers ; Co- consecrators were Domenico Crescentino Marinozzi , Vicar Apostolic of Soddo-Hosanna in Ethiopia, and Yohannes Woldegiorgis , Vicar Apostolic of Meki in Ethiopia.
He was a member of the Bishops' Conference of Ethiopia and responsible for the formation of priests. Prelate Dobbelaar campaigned against the circumcision of female genitals
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| SURNAME | Dobbelaar, Leonardus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dobbelaar, Leonardus CM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Roman Catholic religious and apostolic vicar |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hulst , Netherlands |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 21, 2008 |
| Place of death | Addis Ababa |