Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Jaak Van Dyck
on Sunday the 8th October 2017 at Genk (Belgium)
at the age of 91 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Burundi, Rwanda and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Milestones of Father Jaak Van Dyck’s life
Jaak was born on the 11th November 1925 at Meeuwen, in the diocese of Hasselt in Belgium. He began his spiritual year in Varsenare (Belgium) on the 21st September 1946. He then continued hus theological studies at Heverlee (Belgium) where he took his oath on the 22nd July 1950 and was ordained to the priesthood on the 24th March 1951.
| 01/09/1951 | Service Militaire | Leuven | Belgique |
| 06/05/1952 | | Gitwenge | Burundi |
| 09/05/1956 | | Rusengo | Burundi |
| 19/01/1960 | Grande Retraite | Jérusalem | Burundi |
| 01/01/1961 | | Rumeza | Burundi |
| 10/07/1963 | | Mpinga,D.Bururi | Burundi |
| 29/06/1965 | | Bururi | Burundi |
| 05/02/1966 | Supérieur | Rutovu | Burundi |
| 20/03/1969 | Vicaire | Butwe | Burundi |
| 15/01/1970 | Supérieur | Mpinga | Burundi |
| 01/01/1974 | Vicaire | Butwe | Burundi |
| 01/01/1978 | Vicaire | Martyazo | Burundi |
| 30/09/1984 | “Expulsé” du Burundi | Genk | Belgique |
| 11/06/1985 | Vicaire | Muramba,D.Nyundo | Rwanda |
| 08/09/1987 | Vicaire | Mwezi,D.Cyangugu | Rwanda |
| 29/03/1989 | Congé+Aide-Econome | Genk | Belgique |
| 01/11/1991 | Aide Procure | Antwerpen | Belgique |
| 20/04/2010 | | Genk | Belgique |
| 17/05/2010 | Résidence | Munsterbilzen | Belgique |
| 08/10/2017 | Retour au Père | Genk | Belgique |