Henri Depelchin
Jesuit missionary
Died when: 78 years 122 days (940 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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Henri Joseph Depelchin, SJ (also Henry Depelchin) (24 January 1822, Russeignies, East Flanders, Netherlands – 26 May 1900, Calcutta, District of West Bengal, British India), was a Belgian Jesuit priest and missionary in India and Africa.
As a missionary, he was the first superior of the failed Zambesi Mission in Africa and the founder and first superior of the West Bengal Mission in India.
As an educator, he was the founder and first director of three major colleges in India.
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