Frits Van Asten R.I.P.

Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Jozef de Bekker, Provincial Delegate of the sector of The Netherlands,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father

on Wednesday, 22nd October 2025 in Eindhoven (Netherlands)
at the age of 95 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Mali, DR Congo and the Netherlands.

Download here the announcement of Father Frits Van Asten’s death

Born in:
Someren
on 09/06/1930
Spiritual YearMissionary OathPriestly
Ordination
Diocese:
‘sHertogenbosch
07/09/195417/06/195802/02/1959
Citizenship:
Dutch
‘s-Heerenberg
(Netherlands)
Carthage
(Tunisie)
Rotterdam
(Netherlands)

Bionotes

04/09/1959Arrivé àOuolessebougouMali
01/10/1959Apprend BambaraFalaje CELAMali
27/05/1960Apprend MiniankaKutiala, D. SikassoMali
01/07/1963SupérieurKutialaMali
20/10/1964KarangassoMali
15/10/1965SupérieurKarangassoMali
01/07/1967KutialaMali
20/03/1968Ass. Econ. Prov.BoxtelNederland
04/11/1969Vicaire: Et. KiswahiliKilo, D. BuniaZaïre Ituri
17/06/1970Collège S. Joseph EcoBuniaZaïre Ituri
07/11/1971Vicaire + Ec. Ec. NormalKiloZaïre Ituri
01/09/1978Communauté KaribuNijmegenNederland
12/08/1983Bursar St CharlesBoxtelNederland
01/01/1987Mission CommissionBoxtelNederland
09/06/1987Mission Centre Dioc.Den BoschNederland
01/09/1996ResidenceDen BoschNederland
01/07/2012ResidenceDongenNederland
01/09/2013Residence H.C.:EindhovenNederland
22/10/2025DCD (95)EindhovenNederland