Henri Depelchin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Depelchin

Jesuit missionary

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1822

Place of Birth: Russeignies, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 26-May-1900

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Henri Joseph Depelchin, SJ (also Henry Depelchin) (24 January 1822, Russeignies, East Flanders, Netherlands – 26 May 1900, Calcutta, District of West Bengal, British India), was a Belgian Jesuit priest and missionary in India and Africa.
As a missionary, he was the first superior of the failed Zambesi Mission in Africa and the founder and first superior of the West Bengal Mission in India.
As an educator, he was the founder and first director of three major colleges in India.