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Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq, SS.CC. (6 May 1906 – 22 January 1998) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Rarotonga from 1966 until his resignation in 1971.
Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq | |
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Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands | |
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Born | 6 May 1906 |
Died | 22 January 1998 (aged 91) Cook Islands |
De Cocq was born in Tilburg, Netherlands, on 6 May 1906.[1][2] He was ordained a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on 22 July 1931.[1]
On 10 February 1964, de Cocq was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Cook Islands, and was also appointed Titular Bishop of Aquae in Byzacena.[1][2] He was consecrated on 28 June 1964, with Bishop Reginald Delargey serving as principal consecrator.[1] On 21 June 1966, he was appointed Bishop of Rarotonga, and he resigned on 28 April 1971.[1][2]
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