Joseph B. Willigers

Joseph Bernard Louis Willigers MHM (October 26, 1930 – September 30, 2012) was a Dutch Roman Catholic bishop in Uganda. He was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jinja. He was a member of the Mill Hill Missionaries religious order.

Early life and education Willigers was born in the Netherlands on 26 October 1930. He studied philosophy and theology at St Joseph's College in Mill Hill, London, before his ordination in 1955. He also studied canon law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome after his ordination and completed these studies by 1958.

Career Willigers worked in education and basic pastoral care in Uganda and Kenya. In 1960, he was transferred from Ggaba to Nagalama. In April 1960, he was transferred to Kenya where he was a curate at the Shikoti parish and in 1965 he became the vicar general of the Diocese of Kisumu under the Dutch bishop Jan de Reeper.

In 2009, he participated in the synod of bishops' Assembly of Africa. His contacts with his native diocese of Roermond continued through the years, as Roermond financially supported projects in Jinja. to promote civic education, human rights and social harmony.