Théodore-Herman Rutjes (; December 11, 1833 – August 4, 1896) was a Dutch priest, missionary, and Vicar Apostolic of Eastern Mongolia.

Biography

Théodore-Herman Rutjes was born in the

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, on December 11, 1833. He was ordained a priest on December 22, 1866. He joined the

CICM Missionaries The CICM Missionaries officially named as the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( la, Congregatio Immaculati Cordis Mariae) abbreviated C.I.C.M, is a Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men established in ...

in his early years, and later was sent to preach in

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

. On December 11, 1883, the Apostolic Vicariate of Eastern Mongolia was founded and he was appointed

Vicar Apostolic A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English pref ...

. On August 4, 1896, he died at the Cathedral, aged 62.

References

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