Bishop Willem van Bekkum, S.V.D. †

Deceased

Date	Age	Event	Title
13 Mar 1910		Born	Achteveld
18 Aug 1935	25.4	Ordained Priest	Priest of Society of the Divine Word
8 Mar 1951	41.0	Appointed	Vicar Apostolic of Ruteng, Indonesia
8 Mar 1951	41.0	Appointed	Titular Bishop of Tigias
13 May 1951	41.2	Ordained Bishop	Titular Bishop of Tigias
3 Jan 1961	50.8	Appointed	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
10 Mar 1972	62.0	Resigned	Bishop of Ruteng, Indonesia
11 Feb 1998	87.9	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Ruteng, Indonesia

a priest for 62.5 years
a bishop for 46.7 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Theodorus van den Tillaart, S.V.D. †
Archbishop Donatus Djagom, S.V.D.