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Name: BIERMANS, John Henry Mary (Rt. Rev. Bishop)

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Short Name: born Johannes Hendrikus Maria

Birth Date: 8.11.1871 Westerhoven, North Brabant, Holland

Death Date: 24.1.1941 Zevenaar, Holland

Nationality: Dutch

First Date: 1897

Profession: Appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Upper Nile. His headquarters were at Nsambya, Kampala. Consecrated RC Bishop in 1912, he served in this capacity for more than 20 years

Area: Nsambya, Kampala

Author: 'A Short History of the Vicariate of the Upper Nile' 1920

Book Reference: Gillett, Shorthose, Red 25, North, Drumkey, Red 22, Leader14, Baur, Red 19

School: Classical course at the seminary of Bois-le-Duc; Ordained at St. Joseph's College, Mill Hill in 1896

General Information:

Red 25 - Titular Bishop of Gargara; Vicar Apostolic of the Upper Nile. Consecrated Bishop in 1912. Entered St. Joseph's College, Mill Hill, London, by Cardinal Vaughan 1896, and left for Uganda in the same year
North - 2nd MHF caravan to Uganda, arr. Uganda 12-5-1897; founded Buvuma Islands Mission 1901; Bishop 1912
Drumkey 1909 Directory of Residents - Rev. P. Biermans, Kampala
Red Book 1919 - Right Reverend Bishop J. Biermans - Kampala

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