Tombstone of our Founder, Charles Cardinal Lavigerie, whose remains were transfered into the Crypt of the Missionaries of Africa Chapel in Rome, soon after the completion of the building of our General House.
Behind this stone are, sealed into the wall, repatriated pieces of bones as well as various objects belonging to the Missionaries who attempted to reach the heart of Africa through the Sahara Desert. Both the first (1876) and the second (1881) caravan were decimated by their guides.
1876
Fr. BOUCHAND Pierre (F) (1848-1876)
Fr. MENORET Philippe (F) (1850-1876)
Fr. PAULMIER Alfred (F) (1848-1876)
Murdered by their guides. 20 January.
1880
Fr. DIORE Louis (F) (1850-1880)
Murdered returning to the presbytery 11 February S. Monique (Algeria)
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Bro. BLUM Max (D) (1847-1880)
Speared to death during an ambush on the caravan. 27 March (Tanzania)
1881
Fr. AUGIER Joseph (F) (1851-1881)
Fr. DENIAUD Toussaint (F) (1847-1881)
Murdered during an assault on the mission. 4 May in Rumonge (Burundi)
Fr. MORAT Gaspard (F) (1853-1881)
Fr. POUPLARD Alexis (F) (1854-1881)
Fr. RICHARD Louis (F) (1846-1881 )
21 December: Murdered by their guides.
1910
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Fr. LOUPIAS Paulin (F) (1872-1910)
Speared to death while negotiating peace terms. Rwaza (Rwanda) 1 April.
1956
Fr. TABART Jean (F) (1915-1956)
28 August: Found with the throat cut near Gerryville. Algeria
Fr. BARBIER Jean Baptiste (F) (1895-1956)
4 October: Disappeared on an apostolic mission. Djemmaa-Saharidj (Algeria)
Fr. BRUCHEZ Hubert (CH) (1916-1956)
Murdered returning from pastoral duties. 22 October. (Algeria)
1959
Fr. HUSSON René (F) (1911-1954)
28 December: Shot to death by a killer -Ouled Djellal (Algeria)
1961
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Fr. De VOS Renaat (B) (1912-1961)
Stabbed to death by Lumumba partisans- 16 February Bukavu (Congo Zaïre)
1962
Fr. CHASSINE Bernard (F) (1904-1962)
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Fr. PY Paul (F) (1901-1962)
5 October: Kidnapped and massacred by a rebel group. (Algeria)
1964
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Fr. LENAERS Constant (B) (1893-1964)
Fr. STOVE Gaston (B) (1924-1964)
Murdered in the parish by rebels 11 August
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Fr. CONINX Laurent sr (B) (1885-1964)
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Fr. De MEYER Léon (B) (1927-1964)
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Fr. PAUWELIJN Karel (B) (1916-1964)
Fr. D’HOORE Paul (B) (1905-1964)
Fr. LEYS Paul (B) (1924-1964)
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Fr. VERLINDEN Albert (B) (1916-1964)
Tortured to death by the Simba- 27 November Aba (Congo-Zaïre)
Fr. De MEYER Piet (B) (1915-1964)
Fr. PAUWELIJN Eugène (B) (1910-1964)
Fr. SMISSAERT Louis (B) (1915-1964)
Tortured to death by the simba- 1 December Bunia (Congo-Zaïre)
1969
Bro. BIEWER Peter (GB) (1932-1969)
Murdered by thieves 24 December Nyegezi (Tanzania)
1970
Bro. BECKER Wilhelm (D) (1892-1970)
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Decapitated by machete-wielding psychotic. 19 March Virika (Uganda)
1971
Fr. DEMERS Jean-Paul (Can) (1910-1971)
Fr. PERREAULT Gerard (Can) (1915-1971)
25 January : Machine-gunned at Entebbe in Amin Coup d’Etat.
1972
Fr. ROGE Georges (F) (1910-1972)
4 January: Stabbed to death. Tizi Ouzou. (Algeria)
1980
Fr. KNEVELS Arnold (B) (1910-1980)
18 February: Bloodstained murder 18 February- Muyange (Burundi)
Fr. LEPINE Wilfrid (Can) (1923-1980)
18 February: Murdered by thieves Kampala (Uganda)
1984
Fr. MAILLARD Joseph (F) (1928-1984)
12 May: Victim of roadway ambush-Vvumba (Uganda)
1985
Fr. BODINIER Georges (F) (1941-1985)
3 February: Shot by young Afrikaner thief. (South Africa)
1991
Fr. YOU Alexandre (F) (1930-1991)
15 April: Shot to death by robbers. Ibanda (Uganda)
1994
Bro. NONN Wolfgang (D) (1944-1994)
15 February Victim of fatal assault by an unknown person . Ede (Nigeria)
Fr. CALOONE André (F) (1926-1994)
7 April: shot to death by soldier. Ruhuha (Rwanda)
Fr. VALLMAJO Joachim (E) (1941- 1994)
26 April: Executed by military group. Kageyo (Rwanda)
Fr. CHESSEL Christian (F) (1958-1994)
Fr. CHEVILLARD Jean (F) (1925-1994)
Fr. DECKERS Charles (B) (1924-1994)
Fr. DIEULANGARD Alain (F) (1919-94)
27 December: Shot to death by killers. Tizi Ouzou (Algeria)
1995
Fr. BESSON Robert (F) (1927-1995)
23 December: unexplained murder. Kisangani (Congo Zaïre)
1997
Fr. PINARD Guy (Can) (1935-1997)
2 February: shot to death while distributing communion. Kampanda -Ruhengeri (Rwanda)
2007
Fr. ADDAI Martin (Ghana) (1960-2007)
Saturday 10 March 2007: shot to death in his car. Nairobi (Kenya)
2009
Fr. BLONDEL Louis (France) (1939-2009)
on the 7th of December : shot to death in his room. Diepsloot (South Africa)