Father Terry Madden, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Great Britain,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
John Michael (Ben) Henze
on Monday the 7th May 2018 at Ealing Hospital (London – UK)
at the age of 84 years, of which 57 years of missionary life
in Zambia and in the United Kingdom.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Milestones of Father John Michael Henze’s life
John Michael was born on the 6th May 1934 in North London, in the neighbourhood of Edmonton. He was living in the Diocese of Nottingham when he entered the Noviciate (Spiritual Year) on the 7th September 1956 in ‘s-Heerenberg. He then continued his studies of theology in Totteridge, in North London, where he took his Missionary Oath on the 13th July 1960 and was ordained to the priesthood on the 3rd February 1961. John Michael was better known as Ben.
| 01/08/1961 | Missionary animation | Sutton Coldfield | Great Britain |
| 01/09/1966 | Studies,Corpus Xti | Holland Villas Rd | |
| 01/11/1967 | Language course CELA | Lilongwe | Malawi |
| 04/06/1968 | Curate | Chikungu,D.Chipata | Zambia |
| 18/01/1969 | Lecturer T.T.C. | Chipata,St Anne’s | Zambia |
| 01/04/1977 | Lecturer T.T.C. | Solwezi,D.Solwezi | Zambia |
| 01/04/1979 | Lecturer T.T.C. | Mufulira,D.Ndola | Zambia |
| 01/05/1983 | Religious Education Adviser | Mufulira,D.Ndola | Zambia |
| 04/03/1984 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 01/01/1992 | R.E. Adviser | Kitwe | Zambia |
| 01/09/1992 | R.E. Adviser | Ndola,D.Ndola | Zambia |
| 01/06/2003 | Sabbatical | | |
| 01/05/2004 | Ministry | Ndola | Zambia |
| 06/09/2006 | Session 70+ | Roma | Italia |
| 01/06/2007 | C.U.Z.-Lecturer | Ndola | Zambia |
| 01/07/2011 | Nommé /PE 7/11) | | Great Britain |
| 01/09/2011 | Residence | London,Little Ealing | Great Britain |
| 07/05/2018 | Returns to the Father | Ealing Hospital | Great Britain |