About Théodore-Herman Rutjes
Lived 1833 – 1896 (aged 62). Théodore-Herman Rutjes was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Théodore-Herman Rutjes (; December 11, 1833 – August 4, 1896) was a Dutch priest, missionary, and Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia.
Biography Théodore-Herman Rutjes was born in the Netherlands, on December 11, 1833. He was ordained a priest on December 22, 1866. He joined the CICM Missionaries in his early years, and later was sent to preach in Inner Mongolia. On December 11, 1883, the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia was founded and he was appointed Vicar Apostolic.
On August 4, 1896, he died at the Cathedral, aged 62.
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Théodore-Herman Rutjes was born on 11 December 1833 in Netherlands.
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Théodore-Herman Rutjes died on 4 August 1896 in Qing dynasty, Rehe Province.
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Théodore-Herman Rutjes was a catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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