Fabien Antoine Eestermans

Belgian clergyman and Roman Catholic prelate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fabian Antoine Eestermans (born 24 April 1858 in Meerle[1]) was a Belgian clergyman and prelate for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore. He was appointed bishop in 1905 and that year made a visit to Khushpur village where he seemed to be happy about development there.[2]

In 1907 he consecrated the Sacred Heart church in Lahore[3] that had been commissioned by his predecessor[4] Eestermans resigned in 1925 at the age of 67 to become Titular Bishop of Letopolis,[5] and died on 29th January 1931 at Louvain in the university clinic.[6] posthumously becoming Bishop Emeritus of Lahore.[7]

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