Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Yvo Wellens, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Pieter-Charles (Piet) Arts
on Monday 17th October 2022 in Varsenare (Belgium)
at the age of 96 years, of which 70 years of missionary life
in Burundi, Rwanda, Italy and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Piet Arts’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Piet Arts
| Born in Antwerp on 25/05/1926 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of Antwerp | 22/09/1948 | 19/07/1952 | 05/04/1953 |
| Nationality: Belgian | Varsenare (Belgium) | Heverlee (Belgium) | Heverlee (Belgium) |
| 01/06/1953 | Nommé | Gitega | Burundi |
| 23/04/1954 | Arrivé à | Rushubi | Burundi |
| 22/04/1955 | Mpinga | Burundi | |
| 14/09/1956 | Ecole de céramique | Giheta | Burundi |
| 16/11/1957 | Kiganda | Burundi | |
| 01/01/1959 | Constructions | Munanira, Dioc. Bujumbura | Burundi |
| 22/09/1961 | Grande Retraite | Villa Cavalletti | Italia |
| 24/09/1961 | Grand Séminaire, Econome | Nyakibanda | Rwanda |
| 03/08/1962 | Supérieur | Bujumbura, Evêché | Burundi |
| 01/07/1963 | Chancelier | Bujumbura, Evêché | Burundi |
| 30/06/1976 | Econome | Antwerpen | Belgique |
| 01/01/1977 | Nommé: PE.77/2 | Belgique | |
| 26/09/1979 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 01/01/1982 | Nommé: PE.82/1 | Burundi | |
| 08/02/1982 | Grand Séminaire, Econome | Bujumbura, Grand Séminaire | Burundi |
| 01/01/1986 | Supérieur | Bujumbura, La PAR | Burundi |
| 02/02/1987 | Expulsé du Burundi | Belgique | |
| 30/06/1987 | Econome | Roma, PISAI | Italia |
| 01/07/1993 | Nommé en Belgique | Belgique | |
| 01/11/1993 | Supérieur | Antwerpen, Keizerstraat | Belgique |
| 08/11/1993 | Elu Conseiller Prov. | Belgique | |
| 02/07/1996 | Elu Conseiller Prov. | Belgique | |
| 01/07/1999 | Résidence | Varsenare, Résidence | Belgique |
| 15/09/1999 | Session +70 | Roma | Italia |
| 27/02/2015 | Résidence | Varsenare, Avondrust | Belgique |
| 17/10/2022 | Retour auprès du Père | Varsenare, Avondrust | Belgique |
