Godefroid Pelckmans

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Godefroid Pelckmans (born 1854 in Turnhout) was a Belgian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. He was appointed bishop in 1893. [1] On 18th January 1900 Pelckmans formally opened the Belgium Mission High School in the town of Dalwal when he blessed the school. [2] The Sacred Heart Cathedral in the city of Lahore was built after Pelckmans [3] commissioned Antwerp architect Dubbeleere to build the structure. [4]

Death

Bishop Godefroid Pelckmans died on 3rd August 1904, [5] and was succeeded by Fabien Antoine Eestermans as Bishop of Lahore. [6]

References

  1. ↑ CH Archdiocese of Lahore, Archidioecesis Lahorensis
  2. ↑ A requiem for Mission High School Dalwal
  3. ↑ Bhatti W. An Idiosyncratic Overview on the History of Christian Churches and its Architecture in Lahore. An Idiosyncratic Overview on the History of Christian Churches and its Architecture in Lahore. doi:10.61506/01.00093
  4. ↑ Sacred Heart Cathedral wins Belgium award
  5. ↑ Bishop Godefroid Pelckmans, O.F.M. Cap. †
  6. ↑ Archdiocese of Lahore's History


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