Xavier Geeraerts
Xavier Geeraerts MAfr (born April 4, 1894 in Melsbroeck ( Steenokkerzeel parish ), Belgium , † February 23, 1971 ) was a Belgian religious and Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicar of Bukavu .
Life
Xavier Geeraerts joined the religious order of the White Fathers in and received on 15 July 1922, the sacrament of Holy Orders .
On January 10, 1952, Pope Pius XII appointed him . the titular bishop of Lagania and Vicar Apostolic of Costermansville (later Bukavu). The Archbishop of Mechelen , Cardinal Jozef-Ernest Van Roey , donated him episcopal ordination on March 25 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were the bishop emeritus of Lahore , Hector Catry OFMCap , and the auxiliary bishop in Mechelen, Emiel-Jozef De Smedt .
Xavier Geeraerts resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu on March 8, 1957. Geeraerts participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Richard Cleire MAfr |
Apostolic Vicar of Costermansville / Bukavu 1952–1957 |
Louis Van Steene MAfr |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Geeraerts, Xavier |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian religious, Roman Catholic Vicar Apostolic of Bukavu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melsbroeck (municipality of Steenokkerzeel ), Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 23, 1971 |