Jean Cuvelier
Belgian missionary and bishop (1882-1962) · Belgium · On the map · Religious Figures · Died at 80
Jean Cuvelier (1882-1962) was a Belgian Redemptorist missionary and bishop of Matadi in Belgian Congo from 1930 until his death in 1962. Cuvelier was notable for his interest in the history of the Kingdom of Kongo, which he saw as a route to evangelization in his time.
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By stressing the Christian nature of the old kingdom, he hoped to increase the attachment of Kongo parishioners to the Catholic Church as opposed to Protestantism or traditional religions.
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