Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet
Roman Catholic Bishop
Intro | Roman Catholic Bishop | |
A.K.A. | Joseph Lescrauwaet | |
A.K.A. | Joseph Lescrauwaet | |
Places | Netherlands | |
was | Religious scholar Theologian Educator Priest | |
Work field | Academia Religion | |
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Religion: | Catholic church | |
Birth | 19 June 1923, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands | |
Death | 19 November 2013Tilburg, Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands (aged 90 years) |
Joseph Frans Lescrauwaet, M.S.C. (19 June 1923 – 19 November 2013) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
Lescrauwaet was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands and was ordained a priest on 12 September 1948 from religious order of Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Lescrauwaet was appointed auxiliary bishop of Diocese of Haarlem on 19 October 1983 as well as Titular Bishop of Turres Concordiae and was ordained bishop on 14 January 1984. Lescrauwaet resigned as auxiliary bishop of Haarlem on 22 March 1995.