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
Henk van Kessel
on Tuesday 31st December 2019 at Veghel (Netherlands)
at the age of 93 years, of which 68 years of missionary life in
Zambia.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Henk van Kessel’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Henk van Kessel
| Born in Dinther on 07/09/1926 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of ‘s-Hertogenbosch | 07/09/1947 | 19/11/1951 | 31/05/1952 |
| Nationality: Dutch | ‘s-Heerenberg (Ned) | Monteviot (UK) | Monteviot (UK) |
| 01/01/1953 | Chikowa,P.F.Jameson | N.Rhodesia | |
| 17/08/1955 | Minga | N.Rhodesia | |
| 24/04/1961 | Parish Priest | Kanyanga,D.F.Jameson | N.Rhodesia |
| 06/11/1961 | Chikungu | N.Rhodesia | |
| 31/01/1962 | Parish Priest | Minga | N.Rhodesia |
| 10/06/1963 | Parish Priest | Naviruli | N.Rhodesia |
| 01/01/1965 | Parish Priest | Chadiza | Zambia |
| 15/02/1967 | Katete,D.Chipata | Zambia | |
| 30/06/1971 | Curate | Chikungu | Zambia |
| 01/01/1976 | Parish Priest | Katete,D.Chipata | Zambia |
| 01/01/1979 | Parish Priest | Lumezi+Lumimba | Zambia |
| 01/01/1982 | Parish Priest | Lumezi,D.Chipata | Zambia |
| 08/03/1987 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 01/06/1990 | Curate | Minga,D.Chipata | Zambia |
| 01/10/1995 | Curate | Nyimba,D.Chipata | Zambia |
| 15/06/1996 | Diocesan Archives | Chipata,St Anne’s | Zambia |
| 23/10/2019 | Returns to the Netherlands | Heythuysen | Netherlands |
| 31/12/2019 | Return to the Father | Veghel | Netherlands |