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	'''Dennis Harold De Jong''' (~~born~~ 2 May 1931) was a Zambian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the ], in ]. He was appointed Bishop of Ndola on 10 July 1975 by ]. He died as bishop on 17 September 2003 at Ndola.<ref name="1R">{{cite web\| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdejongdh.html \|title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong (born 2 May 1931, died 17 September 2003), Bishop of Ndola \|date=18 June 2024 \|author=David M. Cheney \|access-date=16 December 2024 \| location=Kansas City}}</ref>		'''Dennis Harold De Jong''' (2 May 1931 - 17 September 2003) was a Zambian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the ], in ]. He was appointed Bishop of Ndola on 10 July 1975 by ]. He died as bishop on 17 September 2003 at Ndola.<ref name="1R">{{cite web\| url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdejongdh.html \|title=MicroData Summary for Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong (born 2 May 1931, died 17 September 2003), Bishop of Ndola \|date=18 June 2024 \|author=David M. Cheney \|access-date=16 December 2024 \| location=Kansas City}}</ref>

	==Beginning and education==		==Beginning and education==
	He was born on 2 May 1931 in ] ], in the ], of ]. He attended primary school in Chipata and secondary school in ], (formerly Salisbury), in ]. From 1952 until 1958, he studied for priesthood in ], Italy. He held a ~~Masters~~ ~~Degree~~ in Philosophy and Sacred Theology. He also obtained a Diploma in Education obtained from an institution in London, United Kingdom in 1960.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R">{{cite web\|url=https://www.sadocc.at/sadocc.at/news/2003-260.shtml \|title=Concerns Over Bishop De Jong's Death \|work=Southern Africa Documentation and Cooperation Centre (SADOCC) \|date=18 September 2003 \|author=SADOCC \|access-date=16 December 2024 \|		He was born on 2 May 1931 in ] ], in the ], of ]. He attended primary school in Chipata and secondary school in ], (formerly Salisbury), in ]. From 1952 until 1958, he studied for priesthood in ], Italy. He held a master's degree in Philosophy and Sacred Theology. He also obtained a Diploma in Education obtained from an institution in London, United Kingdom in 1960.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R">{{cite web\|url=https://www.sadocc.at/sadocc.at/news/2003-260.shtml \|title=Concerns Over Bishop De Jong's Death \|work=Southern Africa Documentation and Cooperation Centre (SADOCC) \|date=18 September 2003 \|author=SADOCC \|access-date=16 December 2024 \|location=Vienna, Austria}}</ref>
	location=Vienna, Austria}}</ref>

	==Priest==		==Priest==
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	==Bishop==		==Bishop==
	On 10 July 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed him the Bishop of Ndola, Zambia. He was consecrated and installed on 28 September 1975 by Archbishop ], Titular Archbishop of Vibo, assisted by Bishop ], Bishop of Chipata and Bishop ], Bishop Emeritus of Ndola.<ref name="1R"/>		On 10 July 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed him the Bishop of Ndola, Zambia. He was consecrated and installed on 28 September 1975 by Archbishop ], Titular Archbishop of Vibo, assisted by Bishop ], Bishop of Chipata and Bishop ], Bishop Emeritus of Ndola.<ref name="1R"/> He served as the fifth chairman of the ] (AMACEA) from 1986 until 1989.<ref name="3R">{{cite web\| url=https://communications.amecea.org/index.php/2018/10/26/rome-special-connections-that-recently-canonized-st-pope-paul-vi-have-with-amecea/ \|title=Rome: Special Connections that Recently Canonized St. Pope Paul VI has with AMECEA \|date=26 October 2018 \|work=] (AMECEA) \|author=Pamela Adinda \|access-date=16 December 2024 \|location=Nairobi, Kenya}}</ref>

	Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong died at Ndola on 17 September 2003.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/><ref name="3R">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aciafrica.org/news/9161/at-death-anniversary-zambian-catholic-bishop-remembered-as-one-who-lived-selflessly \|title=At Death Anniversary, Zambian Catholic Bishop Remembered as ~~“one~~ who lived ~~selflessly”~~ \|		Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong died at Ndola on 17 September 2003.<ref name="1R"/><ref name="2R"/><ref name="4R">{{cite web\|url=https://www.aciafrica.org/news/9161/at-death-anniversary-zambian-catholic-bishop-remembered-as-one-who-lived-selflessly \|title=At Death Anniversary, Zambian Catholic Bishop Remembered as "one who lived selflessly" \|work=ACI Africa \|date=22 September 2023 \|author=Magdalene Kahiu \|
	~~work=ACI Africa \|date=22 September 2023 \|author=Magdalene Kahiu \|~~access-date=16 December 2024 \|location=Nairobi, Kenya}}</ref>		access-date=16 December 2024 \|location=Nairobi, Kenya}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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Zambian Roman Catholic prelate

Dennis Harold De Jong
Bishop
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lusaka
See	Roman Catholic Diocese of Ndola
Appointed	10 July 1975
Term ended	17 September 2003
Predecessor	Nicola Agnozzi
Successor	Noel Charles O'Regan
Other post(s)	None
Orders
Ordination	20 December 1958
Consecration	28 September 1975 by Luciano Angeloni
Rank	Bishop
Personal details
Born	Dennis Harold De Jong (1931-05-02)2 May 1931 Chipata, Chipata District, Zambia
Died	17 September 2003(2003-09-17) (aged 72) Ndola, Zambia

Styles of Dennis Harold De Jong

Reference style	His Grace The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Grace
Religious style	Bishop

Dennis Harold De Jong (2 May 1931 - 17 September 2003) was a Zambian Catholic prelate who was the Bishop of the Diocese of Ndola, in Zambia. He was appointed Bishop of Ndola on 10 July 1975 by Pope Paul VI. He died as bishop on 17 September 2003 at Ndola.

Beginning and education

He was born on 2 May 1931 in Chipata Chipata District, in the Eastern Province, of Zambia. He attended primary school in Chipata and secondary school in Harare, (formerly Salisbury), in Zimbabwe. From 1952 until 1958, he studied for priesthood in Rome, Italy. He held a master's degree in Philosophy and Sacred Theology. He also obtained a Diploma in Education obtained from an institution in London, United Kingdom in 1960.

Priest

He was ordained a priest on 20 December 1958 in Rome, Italy. When he returned to Zambia in 1960, he was appointed lecturer and later rector of Francisdale Minor Seminary in Ndola, serving there until he was appointed bishop in July 1975.

Bishop

On 10 July 1975, Pope Paul VI appointed him the Bishop of Ndola, Zambia. He was consecrated and installed on 28 September 1975 by Archbishop Luciano Angeloni, Titular Archbishop of Vibo, assisted by Bishop Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Bishop of Chipata and Bishop Nicola Agnozzi, Bishop Emeritus of Ndola. He served as the fifth chairman of the Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMACEA) from 1986 until 1989.

Bishop Dennis Harold De Jong died at Ndola on 17 September 2003.