Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq

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.

The Most Reverend

Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq

SS.CC.
Bishop of Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Personal details
Born6 May 1906
Tilburg, Netherlands
Died22 January 1998 (aged 91)
Cook Islands

Biography

Early life and priesthood

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]

Episcopacy

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]

De Cocq died on 22 January 1998 at the age of 91.[1][2]

Episcopal lineage

References
  1. Cheney, David M. "Bishop Hendrick Joseph Cornelius Maria de Cocq [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. "Diocese of Rarotonga, Cook Islands". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
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