
Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Paul Devigne
on Monday 6th April 2020 at Maison St. Joseph in Liege (Belgium)
at the age of 94 years, of which 72 years of missionary life
in Rwanda and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Paul Devigne’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Paul Devigne
Born in La Louvière on 24/08/1925 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
in the diocese of Tournai | 15/10/1944 | 28/03/1948 | 18/04/1949 |
Nationality: Belgian | Varsenare (Bel) | Heverlee (Bel) | Heverlee (Bel) |
01/09/1949 | Etudes à | Louvain | Belgique |
01/10/1950 | Vicaire | Nyagahanga | Rwanda |
15/01/1951 | Ecole de Moniteurs | Zaza | Rwanda |
14/01/1952 | Rwaza | Rwanda | |
01/01/1959 | Grande Retraite | Mours | France |
03/08/1959 | Retour à | Byumba | Rwanda |
28/01/1960 | Rwankuba,Kigali | Rwanda | |
13/11/1960 | Kansi | Rwanda | |
01/09/1961 | Cyanika | Rwanda | |
10/02/1964 | Gakoma | Rwanda | |
01/01/1965 | Petit Séminaire | Cyahinda | Rwanda |
01/07/1970 | Supérieur | Kaduha | Rwanda |
01/08/1971 | Supérieur | Gakoma | Rwanda |
01/01/1974 | Vicaire | Busasamana,D.Nyundo | Rwanda |
01/04/1974 | Supérieur | Bungwe,D.Ruhengeri | Rwanda |
29/08/1975 | Bruxelles,Linthout | Belgique | |
16/02/1979 | Evêché | Kabgayi | Rwanda |
01/05/1982 | Evêché | Ruhengeri,D.Ruheng. | Rwanda |
01/05/1985 | Vivant Univers | Namur | Belgique |
29/11/1988 | Résidence | Namur | Belgique |
27/09/1989 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
01/07/2002 | Responsable | Namur,Ste-Anne | Belgique |
01/01/2004 | Responsable | Salzinnes | Belgique |
08/02/2005 | Résidence, Responsable | Liège | Belgique |
01/07/2017 | Résidence | Maison St. Joseph – Liège | Belgique |
06/04/2020 | Retour auprès du Père | Maison St. Joseph – Liège | Belgique |