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Godefroid Pelckmans (born 1854 in Turnhout) was a Belgian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. He was appointed bishop in 1893.[1] On 18th January 1900 Pelckmans formally opened the Belgium Mission High School in the town of Dalwal when he blessed the school.[2] The Sacred Heart Cathedral in the city of Lahore was built after Pelckmans[3] commissioned Antwerp architect Dubbeleere to build the structure.[4]
Death
[edit]Bishop Godefroid Pelckmans died on 3rd August 1904,[5] and was succeeded by Fabien Antoine Eestermans as Bishop of Lahore.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Archdiocese of Lahore – Archidioecesis Lahorensis". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "A requiem for Mission High School Dalwal". Dawn (newspaper). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ Bhatti, W. (2023). "An Idiosyncratic Overview on the History of Christian Churches and its Architecture in Lahore". Bulletin of Business and Economics. 12 (3): 683–691. doi:10.61506/01.00093.
- ↑ "Sacred Heart Cathedral wins Belgium award". The Nation (Pakistan). 28 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bishop Godefroid Pelckmans, O.F.M. Cap. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ↑ "Archdiocese of Lahore's History". Catholics Lahore Focus. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
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