Gerard Vesters

GERARD VESTERS Born: August 27, 1876 Deceased: August 30, 1954 Prefect of Celebes, 1919-1923 Apostolic Vicar of New Pomerania, 1923-1926 Titular Bishop of Diocletianopolis in Palaestina, 1923-1954 Apostolic Vicar of Rabaul, 1926-1939

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The arms show the statue of St. Mary from the cathedral of 's Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands, where the bishop was born. The heart is the symbol for the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which he belonged. The stars are the Southern Cross, as he became bishop in New Guinea.

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