Wilhelmus Demarteau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelmus Demarteau

Dutch Catholic bishop

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1917

Place of Birth: Horn, Limburg, Netherlands

Date of Death: 05-Dec-2012

Profession: Catholic priest

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Wilhelmus Demarteau, M.S.F.
(24 January 1917 – 5 December 2012) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He was one of the oldest Roman Catholic bishops and Dutch bishops. Demarteau was born in Horn, Netherlands and ordained a priest on 27 July 1941 for the Congregation of Missionaries of the Holy Family.
Demarteau was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Diocese of Banjarmasin on 6 January 1954 along with Titular Bishop of Arsinoë in Cypro and was consecrated bishop on 5 May 1954.
He was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Banjarmasin and served until his resignation on 6 June 1983.
Demarteau died on 5 December 2012 in Suaka Insan Hospital (Rumah Sakit Suaka Insan:Indonesian)