Cornelius Van de Ven
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Cornelius Van de Ven was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
, Louisiana
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Born in the Netherlands
, Van de Ven was ordained a priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
on May 31, 1890. On October 24, 1904, he was appointed bishop of the Natchitoches Diocese and was ordained bishop on November 30, 1904. On August 6, 1910 the name of the Natichitoches Diocese was changed to the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana. Bishop Van de Ven died in office.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana
The Diocese of Alexandria is the Roman Catholic diocese for central Louisiana, based in Alexandria, with its see at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
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Born in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, Van de Ven was ordained a priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans, officially in Latin Archidioecesis Novae Aureliae, is an ecclesiastical division of the Roman Catholic Church administered from New Orleans, Louisiana...
on May 31, 1890. On October 24, 1904, he was appointed bishop of the Natchitoches Diocese and was ordained bishop on November 30, 1904. On August 6, 1910 the name of the Natichitoches Diocese was changed to the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana. Bishop Van de Ven died in office.