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- ↑ "Diocese of Ngong, Kenya", GCatholic.org, 28 February 2011. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.
- ↑ Past Bishops, Diocese of Ngong. Retrieved on 4 March 2011.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Dohmen, J., "Vaticaan straft Nederlandse bisschop voor kindermisbruik", NRC Handelsblad , 1 March 2011. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Graaf, P. de, "Nederlandse bisschop beschuldigd van misbruik", de Volkskrant , 1 March 2011. Retrieved on 1 March 2011.
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