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Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (born 1932)

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Joannes Gijsen

Dutch Roman Catholic bishop (1932–2013)

Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen was a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. After being Bishop (emeritus) of Roermond, Limburg, the Netherlands, he became Bishop (emeritus) of the Diocese of Reykjavík (Iceland). His episcopal motto was Parate viam Domini.
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