Dennis Harold De Jong

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Dennis Harold De Jong
Bishop
Church Catholic Church
Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
See Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola
Appointed10 July 1975
Term ended17 September 2003
Predecessor Nicola Agnozzi
Successor Noel Charles O'Regan
Other post(s)None
Orders
Ordination20 December 1958
Consecration28 September 1975
by  Luciano Angeloni
RankBishop
Personal details
Born
Dennis Harold De Jong

(1931-05-02)2 May 1931
Died17 September 2003(2003-09-17) (aged 72)
Ndola, Zambia
Styles of
Dennis Harold De Jong
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Reference style
Spoken style Your Grace
Religious style Bishop

Dennis Harold De Jong (born 2 May 1931) was a Zambian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Diocese of Ndola, in Zambia. He was appointed Bishop of Ndola on 10 July 1975 by Pope Paul VI. He died as bishop on 17 September 2003 at Ndola. [1]

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Beginning and education

He was born on 2 May 1931 in Chipata Chipata District, in the Eastern Province, of Zambia. He attended primary school in Chipata and secondary school in Harare, (formerly Salisbury), in Zimbabwe. From 1952 until 1958, he studied for priesthood in Rome, Italy. He held a master's degree in Philosophy and Sacred Theology. He also obtained a Diploma in Education obtained from an institution in London, United Kingdom in 1960. [1] [2]

Priest

He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1958 in Rome, Italy. When he returned to Zambia in 1960, he was appointed lecturer and later rector of Francisdale Minor Seminary in Ndola, serving there until he was appointed bishop in July 1975. [1] [2]

Bishop

On 10 July 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed him the Bishop of Ndola, Zambia. He was consecrated and installed on 28 September 1975 by Archbishop Luciano Angeloni, Titular Archbishop of Vibo, assisted by Bishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata and Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, Bishop Emeritus of Ndola. [1] He served as the fifth chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMACEA) from 1986 until 1989. [3]

Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong died at Ndola on 17 September 2003. [1] [2] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 David M. Cheney (18 June 2024). "MicroData Summary for Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong (born 2 May 1931, died 17 September 2003), Bishop of Ndola". Kansas City. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 SADOCC (18 September 2003). "Concerns Over Bishop De Jong's Death". Southern Africa Documentation and Cooperation Centre (SADOCC). Vienna, Austria. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  3. Pamela Adinda (26 October 2018). "Rome: Special Connections that Recently Canonized St. Pope Paul VI has with AMECEA". Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA). Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. Magdalene Kahiu (22 September 2023). "At Death Anniversary, Zambian Catholic Bishop Remembered as "one who lived selflessly"". ACI Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

Succession table

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Nicola Agnozzi, OFM Conv. (1966 - 1975)
Bishop of Diocese of Ndola
1975 - 2003
Succeeded by
Noel Charles O'Regan, SMA
(2004 - 2010)