Father Anthony Jansen died at the age of 89

With sadness but thankful to God for all the pastoral work he did for the church and for our diocese, we announced that father Anthony Jansen died at the age of 89.
After recalling that 63 years ago he was ordained as a priest on July 11, 1948, our Lord God has taken him into his kingdom.
Father Jansen was born on December 1, 1921 in Holland and was ordained as priest on July 11, 1948.
He belonged to the religious congress Mill Hill Missionary.
He worked from 1949 till 1984 in Cameroon, Africa and from 1984 until 2011 in Saba
He died on July 12, 2011 in Saba.
The funeral Mass for father Antony Jansen will be celebrated Monday July 18 in Saba.

May he rest in peace.

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Mgr. Luis A. Secco
Bishop of Willemstad