Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinandus Wolfing , C.Ss.R. ( Dutch Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinandus Wulfingh ; May 30, 1839, Hertogenbosch , Netherlands - April 5, 1906, aboard a ship in the Atlantic Ocean, heading to Paramaribo , Colony of Suriname , Netherlands ) - prelate of the Roman Catholic Church , member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer , 5- 1st Apostolic Vicar of Dutch Guiana , 6th titular bishop of .
| His Grace Bishop | |||
| Wilhelmus Wolfing | |||
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| niderl. Wilhelmus wulfingh | |||
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| July 30, 1889 - April 5, 1906 | |||
| Predecessor | Johannes Schap | ||
| Successor | Jacobus Cornelius Meuwissen | ||
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| July 30, 1889 - April 5, 1906 | |||
| Predecessor | Ildefons-Rene Dordillon | ||
| Successor | Joseph Butt | ||
| Birth | May 30, 1839 Hertogenbosch , Netherlands | ||
| Death | April 5, 1906 (66 years old) Paramaribo Colony Suriname Netherlands | ||
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Biography
Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinandus Wolfing was born in Hertogenbosch on May 30, 1839. Having reached the age of majority, he joined the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer. October 15, 1861 he brought monastic vows. His older brother also became a redemptorist . On October 1, 1867, Wolfing was ordained a priest in a community in Wittem. After several years of preaching in the Netherlands, Wolfing was appointed rector of the Redemptorist community in Amsterdam. In the summer of 1888, the leadership of the congregation sent him for missionary work in the colony of Suriname. In March 1889, Wolfing arrived at the Apostolic Vicar of Suriname Johannes Schap, and on June 6 of that same year , Pope Leo XIII appointed him the Apostolic Vicar of Dutch Guiana and elevated him to the rank of bishop of Cambizopolis. The bishop consecration of the new apostolic vicar, which took place on December 15, 1889 in the Netherlands, was headed by Adrianus Godslach, Bishop Hertogenbosse, who was served by Petrus Leuthen, Bishop of Breda and Franciscus Antonius Hubertus Burmans, Bishop of Roermond. After consecration, Wulfing returned to Suriname [1] [2] .
At the request of the bishop, nuns arrived at the apostolic vicariate - sisters of mercy from Tilburg. He invited them to care for the sick, especially lepers. The nuns continued the work of the redemptorist Peter Donders who died shortly before their arrival. And the brothers from the invited by Wolfing from the same Tilburg, arrived to improve the quality of education in the apostolic vicariousness. Woolfing suffered a tropical climate. In October 1905, in order to improve his health, he had to return to the Netherlands. On recovery, on April 4, 1906, in the port of Amsterdam, he boarded a ship bound for Paramaribo, to which he had not swum. Wolfing died on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean the day after leaving Amsterdam. His remains were brought and buried in Paramaribo. During the time that Woolfing led the apostolic vicarism, he built thirty-seven churches, six chapels, and eleven schools [1] [2] .
Memory
The Catholic high school in Paramaribo was named after him Wolfingshol, and she stands on the street also bearing the name of the bishop - Wolfingstrath. In the homeland of Wolfing in Hertogenbosch there is a street also bearing his name.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Bishop Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinand Wulfingh, C.SS.R. . www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Date of treatment June 23, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 The seven redemptorist bishops of suriname . www.santalfonsoedintorni.it. Date of treatment June 23, 2017.
Links
- Diocese of Paramaripo . www.gcatholic.org. - The article "Diocese of Parabaribo" on the site of the Global Catholic. Date of treatment June 21, 2017. (English)
- Bishop Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinand Wulfingh, C.SS.R. . www.catholic-hierarchy.org. - The article “Bishop Wilhelmus Antonius Ferdinand Woolfing, K.S.I.” on a site with materials about the Catholic hierarchy. Date of treatment June 23, 2017. (English)