Henry van Lieshout
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Henry van Lieshout was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae
, Papua New Guinea
.
Born in the Netherlands
, van Lieshout was ordained to the priesthood on 12 July 1959. On 15 November 1966, Pope Paul VI
appointed him the first bishop of the Lae Diocese and he was ordained on 5 March 1967; Bishop van Lieshout retired on 15 January 2007.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lae is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madang, in Papua New Guinea. It was erected Vicariate Apostolic in 1959 and elevated to a diocese in 1966.-Bishops of Lae:*Henry van Lieshout, C.M.M....
, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
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Born in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, van Lieshout was ordained to the priesthood on 12 July 1959. On 15 November 1966, Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
appointed him the first bishop of the Lae Diocese and he was ordained on 5 March 1967; Bishop van Lieshout retired on 15 January 2007.