Pierre Wijnants
Pierre Wijnants MSC (born February 8, 1914 in Borlo , Belgium , † August 22, 1978 ) was a Belgian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro .
Life
Pierre Wijnants joined the Congregation of the Sacred Heart Missionaries at and received on 6 August 1939, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On April 21, 1964, Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Archbishop of Coquilhatville (later Mbandaka-Bikoro). The Archbishop Emeritus of Coquilhatville, Hilaire Marie Vermeiren MSC, donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the Bishop of Ikela , Josef Weigl MSC, and the Bishop of Bikoro , Camille Jean-Baptiste Vandekerckhove CM .
Wijnants attended the fourth session of the Second Vatican Council . On November 11, 1977, Paul VI. the resignation put forward by Pierre Wijnants.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Hilaire Marie Vermeiren MSC |
Archbishop of Coquilhatville / Mbandaka-Bikoro 1964–1977 |
Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi CICM |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wijnants, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian religious, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mbandaka-Bikoro |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Borlo , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 22, 1978 |