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Sol was [[Titular bishop]] of Regiana from 1963 to 1965. |
Sol was [[Titular bishop]] of Regiana from 1963 to 1965. |
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Since 2013 he is the last living bishop of Dutch descent (out of 75 at the time) who participated in de [[Second Vatican Council]]. |
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His Excellency Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol M.S.C. | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Amboina | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Amboina |
| In office | 1965 - 1994 |
| Predecessor | Jacques Grent |
| Successor | Petrus Canisius Mandagi |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Amboina (1963-1965) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 10 August 1940 |
| Consecration | 25 February 1964 by Jacques Grent |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1915 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
Andreas Peter Cornelius Sol, M.S.C. (born 19 October 1915) is a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2009, at the age of 109, he is one of the oldest Catholic bishops; he still lives in Amboina, one of the Moluccan islands in Indonesia. He was born in Sloten Amsterdam.
Sol was born in Sloten, what used to be a farmer's village close to Amsterdam, Netherlands, and ordained a priest on 10 August 1940 from the Roman Catholic order Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Andreas was appointed to the Amboina Diocese in Indonesia on 10 December 1963, and succeeded then-bishop Jacques Grent as Bishop of the diocese on 15 January 1965. He remained bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Amboina until his retirement on 10 June 1994. He ordained his successor P.C. Mandagi MSC.
Sol was Titular bishop of Regiana from 1963 to 1965.
Since 2013 he is the last living bishop of Dutch descent (out of 75 at the time) who participated in de Second Vatican Council.
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