Father Jozef de Bekker, Provincial Delegate of the sector of the Netherlands,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Jan Franse
on Monday the 23rd October 2017 at the Hospital of Weert (The Netherlands)
at the age of 79 years, of which 53 years of missionary life
in Tanzania and in the Netherlands.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Jalons de vie du Père Jan Franse
Jan was born on the 15th February at Eindhoven, in the diocese of ‘s-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. He entered the Spiritual Year on the 11th September 1960 at Broomehall (Ned). He took his Missionary Oath on the 28th June 1964 at Heverlee when he was studying theology, before being ordained to the priesthood in his native town on the 3rd July 1965.
| 01/01/1966 | Apprend Langue CELA | Kipalapala,CELA | Tanzania |
| 01/01/1967 | Vicaire | Chala,D.Sumbawanga | Tanzania |
| 01/01/1968 | | Matai,D.Sumbawanga | Tanzania |
| 01/10/1969 | Supérieur | Matai | Tanzania |
| 01/11/1969 | Vicaire | Ulumi | Tanzania |
| 01/06/1973 | Vicaire | Karema | Tanzania |
| 01/01/1974 | Vicaire | Matai | Tanzania |
| 01/04/1975 | Chaplain | Mwanza,D.Mwanza | Tanzania |
| 01/06/1982 | Vicaire | Kigoma,D.Kigoma | Tanzania |
| 26/08/1983 | Anim.Miss. | Breda | Nederland |
| 09/06/1987 | Supérieur | ‘s-Hertogenbosch | Nederland |
| 15/11/1987 | Chaplain | ‘s-Hertogenbosch | Nederland |
| 10/03/1998 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 15/01/1999 | Résidence | Heythuysen | Nederland |
| 28/04/1999 | Session +60 | Roma,Monte Cucco | Italie |
| 23/10/2017 | Retour au Père | Weert | Nederland |