Father Piet Buijsrogge, Provincial Delegate of the sector of the Netherlands,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Robert van Iterson
on Wednesday 31st May 2017 at the hospital of Roermond (Netherlands)
at the age of 90 years, of which 63 years of missionary life
in Malawi, Zambia and in the Netherlands.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Milestones of Father Robert van Iterson’s life
Robert was born on the 5th of February 1927 at Den Haag in Rotterdam Diocese. He entered the Spiritual Year at ‘s-Heerenberg on the 7th September 1949, went on with his theological studies in Thibar (Tunisia) where he took his Missionary Oath on the 29th of June 1953 and in Carthage (Tunisia) where he was ordained to the priesthood on the 18th of April 1954.
| 01/08/1954 | Teaching Ministry in the Seminary | Sterksel | Nederland |
| 01/09/1956 | British Background Course | Broomhall | England |
| 22/12/1956 | Learning language | Likuni | Nyasaland |
| 12/02/1957 | Language and Curate | Chiphaso | Nyasaland |
| 20/04/1959 | Supérieur | Namitete | Nyasaland |
| 23/05/1964 | Long Retreat | Villa Cavalletti | Italy |
| 27/10/1964 | Superior | Likuni, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 01/03/1967 | Econome Diocésain | Likuni, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 01/11/1970 | Aumônier Soeurs | Mlale, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 01/01/1975 | Sec.Synode+Aumô.Sist | Lilongwe, Sacred Heart | Malawi |
| 01/03/1976 | Supérieur | Vubwi, Diocese Chipata | Zambia |
| 01/01/1979 | Supérieur | Ludzi, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 01/06/1979 | Bishop Secretary | Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 09/03/1980 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israel / Palestine |
| 01/01/1981 | Vicaire | Mtengo wa Nthenga | Malawi |
| 01/06/1981 | Supérieur | Namitete | Malawi |
| 01/01/1984 | Supérieur | Mpherere | Malawi |
| 01/06/1987 | Curate+Guest Master | Likuni, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 17/01/1991 | Curate+Rg.Accountant | Lilongwe, Kanengo | Malawi |
| 01/07/1993 | Several D.Funct.+Cur | Chezi, Diocese Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 01/07/1996 | Appointed (P.E.96/7) | | Nederland |
| 05/11/1996 | Return to Province | Vaassen | Nederland |
| 18/03/1998 | Session +70 | Roma | Italia |
| 18/05/1998 | Superior | Leidschendam | Nederland |
| 01/06/1999 | Appointed Provincial Concillor | | Nederland |
| 01/10/2006 | Residence | Dongen | Nederland |
| 01/09/2015 | Residence | Heythuysen | Nederland |
| 31/05/2017 | Returns to the Father | Roermond | Nederland |