Louis van Dyck

Louis van Dyck (Chinese: 葛崇德; pinyin: Gě Chóngdé; January 21, 1862 – December 4, 1937) was a Belgian Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan between 1915 and 1937.[1]

Louis van Dyck
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan
ChurchCathedral of the Sacred Heart in Hohhot
ProvinceSuiyuan
InstalledAugust 10, 1915
Term endedDecember 5, 1937
PredecessorAlfons Bermyn
SuccessorLouis Morel
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1885
Personal details
Born(1862-01-21)January 21, 1862
Loenhout, Flemish Region, Belgium
DiedDecember 4, 1937(1937-12-04) (aged 75)
Hohhot, Republic of China
DenominationRoman Catholic

Biography

Louis van Dyck was born in Loenhout, Flemish Region, Belgium, on January 21, 1862. He joined the CICM Missionaries in 1882. He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1885. He came to Mongolia to preach in 1887. On August 10, 1915, the Holy See appointed Louis van Dyck as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Suiyuan to replace the dead Bishop Alfonso Bermyn. He was consecrated on January 23, 1916.

He retired in 1937, and died on December 4 of the same year, aged 75.

References

  1. "Bishop Louis Van Dyck (Dijck), C.I.C.M. †". catholic-hierarchy.org. 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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