Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Joris Vankrunkelsven
on Wednesday 8th May 2019 at St. Augustin Clinic Antwerpen (Belgium)
at the age of 91 years, of which 67 years of missionary life
in Congo and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Fr. Joris Vankrunkelsven’s death
Milestones in Father Joris’ life
Joris was born on the 19th of June 1927 in Antwerpen, in the diocese of the same name, in Belgium. He was accepted into the Noviciate of the White Fathers on the 21st of September 1949in Varsenare, then continued his theological training in Heverlee where he took his Missionary Oath on the 29th of September 1951 and was ordained to the priesthood on the 12th of April 1952.
| 01/09/1952 | Etudes Pédagogie | Louvain | Belgique |
| 28/04/1955 | Vicaire | Mwanda-Katana | Congo |
| 19/07/1955 | Vicaire | Burhale | Congo |
| 06/08/1957 | Vicaire | Kabare | Congo |
| 01/07/1959 | Directeur Ecole Normale | Kabare | Congo |
| 25/01/1961 | Professeur au Petit Séminaire | Mugeri | Congo |
| 13/01/1962 | Grande Retraite | Villa Cavaletti | Italie |
| 01/07/1962 | Vicaire | Ciherano | Congo |
| 01/01/1963 | Repos | Cibimbi,Bukavu | Congo |
| 15/02/1963 | Vicaire | Ciherano | Congo |
| 30/08/1963 | Supérieur | Ciherano | Congo |
| 20/09/1964 | Sup.Aumônier, Professeur | Fomulac | Congo |
| 10/09/1967 | Etud.Libr.-Réb.Congo | Heverlee | Belgique |
| 01/09/1968 | Chargé d’équipe | Louvain | Belgique |
| 01/11/1971 | | Antwerpen 2 | Belgique |
| 01/12/1971 | | Heusy,Verviers | Belgique |
| 01/04/1972 | | Bruxelles,Linthout | Belgique |
| 01/05/1973 | | Heuzy-Verviers | Belgique |
| 01/10/1973 | Retraites + Vicaire Dominical | Bruxelles,Lincoln | Belgique |
| 01/09/1974 | Idem / Comm.PB chez SJ | Heverlee | Belgique |
| 01/04/1975 | Vicaire | Eterbeek | Belgique |
| 01/08/1982 | Comité Instituts Missionnaires | Auderghem | Belgique |
| 01/08/1983 | Communauté se déplace à | Bruxelles,Milcamps | Belgique |
| 28/09/1986 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 25/03/1987 | Accueil | Jérusalem,Ste Anne | Israël / Palestine |
| 26/12/1991 | Retour définitif Province | | Belgique |
| 22/01/1992 | Repos à la cure de | Stabroek | Belgique |
| 20/12/1992 | Résidence | Varsenare | Belgique |
| 01/08/1993 | Résidence | Antwerpen, Procure | Belgique |
| 01/11/2004 | Ministère | Varsenare | Belgique |
| 01/07/2006 | Résidence | Antwerpen, Keizerstr. | Belgique |
| 30/01/2009 | Résidence | Antwerpen,St-Jozef | Belgique |
| 08/05/2019 | Retour auprès du Père | Antwerpen | Belgique |