Bishop Victor Roelens, M. Afr. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
21 Jul 1858		Born	Ardoye, Belgium
8 Sep 1884	26.1	Ordained Priest	Priest of Missionaries of Africa (White Fathers)
30 Mar 1895	36.7	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Upper Congo {Congo Superiore}, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
30 Mar 1895	36.7	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Girba
10 May 1895	36.8	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Girba
22 Sep 1941	83.2	Retired	Vicar Apostolic of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
5 Aug 1947	89.0	Died	Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Baudouinville, Congo (Dem. Rep.)

a priest for 62.9 years a bishop for 52.2 years	Principal Consecrator: Pierre-Lambert Cardinal Goosens † Principal Co-Consecrators: Bishop Gustavo Giuseppe Waffelaert † Bishop Léon-Antoine-Augustin-Siméon Livinhac, M. Afr. †
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Victor Roelens, M. Afr. † (1895) Pierre-Lambert Cardinal Goosens † (1883) Bishop Johan Joseph Faict † (1864) Engelbert Cardinal Sterckx † (1832) Bishop Cornelius Richard Antoon van Bommel †	Principal Co-Consecrator of: Bishop Henri Léonard, M. Afr. †