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- ↑ "Death of Fr. Henri Systermans". Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary web site. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Fr. Joseph Hendriks sscc (Hawaii)". Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary web site. March 11, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu - Necrology
- ↑ Gavan Daws (1984). Holy man: Father Damien of Molokai. University of Hawaii Press. p. ix. ISBN 978-0-8248-0920-1.
- ↑ "Election of Father Henri Systermans, seventh Superior General". Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary web site. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- 1 2 "Father Henry Systermans, SS.CC". Catholic Hierarchy web site. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
- ↑ "The road to Canonization of Father Damien". AIFO web site. 2009. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
