Bishop Frans Joseph Bruls Canisius, S.M.M. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
29 Oct 1897		Born	Hulsberg, Netherlands
14 Jun 1924	26.6	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of the Company of Mary
7 Jan 1939	41.2	Appointed	Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
7 Jan 1939	41.2	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium
1 May 1939	41.5	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Paraetonium
27 Jun 1939	41.7	Succeeded	Vicar Apostolic of Los Llanos de San Martín (Piani di San Martino), Colombia
11 Feb 1964	66.3	Appointed	Bishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
26 Apr 1969	71.5	Resigned	Bishop of Villavicencio, Colombia
26 Apr 1969	71.5	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tragurium
7 Jan 1976	78.2	Resigned	Titular Bishop of Tragurium
7 Sep 1988	90.9	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Villavicencio, Colombia

a priest for 64.2 years
a bishop for 49.3 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Vicente Roig y Villalba, O.F.M. Cap. †
Bishop Lambertus van Kessel, S.M.M. †