Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father André Simonart, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Godfried Trypsteen
on Tuesday, 25th November 2025 in Brugge (Belgium)
at the age of 92 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in DR Congo and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Godfried Trypsteen’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Godfried Trypsteen
Born in:
Furnes
on 26/06/1933 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priestly
Ordination |
|---|
Diocese:
Brugge | 07/09/1954 | 05/07/1958 | 07/02/1959 |
Citizenship:
Belgian | Varsenare
(Belgium) | Heverlee
(Belgium) | Furnes
(Belgium) |
Bionotes
| 01/09/1959 | Service Militaire | Louvain | Belgique |
| 01/04/1960 | | Bukavu | Congo |
| 01/09/1960 | Vicaire | Kabare | Congo |
| 07/01/1961 | Prof. E.A.P. | Kabare | Congo |
| 01/08/1961 | Petit Séminaire | Mugeri | Congo |
| 01/07/1965 | | Kadutu, Bukavu | Congo |
| 01/09/1967 | Evénements, est en | | Belgique |
| 01/10/1967 | Surveillant Collège | Menen | Belgique |
| 01/09/1968 | Prof. Ath. Royal | Ibanda (Bukavu) | Congo |
| 01/09/1969 | Vicaire | Kadutu | Congo |
| 01/09/1972 | Vicaire | Kashofu | Congo |
| 28/01/1979 | Vicaire | Murhesa | Congo |
| 01/10/1987 | Vicaire | Ciherano, D. Bukavu | Zaïre S.E. |
| 01/05/1989 | Curé + Resp. | Bumpeta, D. Bukavu | Zaïre S.E. |
| 05/10/1990 | Curé | Bumpeta, D. Bukavu | Zaïre S.E. |
| 25/02/2001 | Vicaire | Katoy, N. D. d’Afrique | Congo S.E. |
| 15/07/2005 | Aumônier | Varsenare | Belgique |
| 01/07/2017 | Résidence | Varsenare, Kasteel | Belgique |
| 25/11/2025 | DCD (92) | Brugge | Belgique |