About Henry van Lieshout
Lived 1932 – 2009 (aged 77). Henry van Lieshout was a Dutch catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Henry van Lieshout (19 May 1932 in Venlo – 24 December 2009 in Lae) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae, Papua New Guinea.
Born in the Netherlands, van Lieshout was ordained to the priesthood on 12 July 1959. On 15 November 1966, Pope Paul VI appointed him the first bishop of the Lae Diocese and he was ordained on 5 March 1967; Bishop van Lieshout retired on 15 January 2007.
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Who was Henry van Lieshout?
Catholic bishop (1932-2009)
When was Henry van Lieshout born?
Henry van Lieshout was born on 19 March 1932 in Venlo.
When did Henry van Lieshout die?
Henry van Lieshout died on 24 December 2009 in Lae.
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Henry van Lieshout was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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Henry van Lieshout was Dutch.
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