Philip Schelfhaut (born 1850 in

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) was a

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clergyman and

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for the

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. He was ordained in 1878. He was appointed bishop in 1902. He died in 1921.https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/drose.html CH

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1850 births 1921 deaths Belgian Roman Catholic bishops People from Sint-Niklaas Roman Catholic bishops of Roseau {{Belgium-RC-bishop-stub