Rev. Fr. Gerard Lukassen, SMA

(Gerardus Johannes Augustinus)

Born in the Diocese of Groningen – Leeuwarden (Groningen)    01 -09 – 1929

He became a member of our Society 15 ¯07 – 1955

Ordained to the Priesthood     07 – 1956

1956 – 1957Tirocinium, Winneba, Ghana

1957 – 1958Hohoe, Volta Region, assistant priest

1958 – 1961Ho, assistant priest

1962Shia, acting parish priest

1962 – 1963Kpandu, assistant priest

1963 – 1966 Wurupong, parish priest

1967 – 1983 : Jasikan, parish priest (Father built the parish church)

1983                 return to the Netherlands

1983 – 1984 Emmen NL, assistant priest

1984 – 2009Coevorden, diocese of Groningen — Leeuwarden, parish priest 2009 – 2012Cadier en Keer, semi-retired, assisting in home for senior citizens 2012 – 2017 : Cadier en Keer, retired

Father Gerard was in declining health for the past few years.

He passed away peacefully in our SMA retirement home, Cadier en Keer, on the morning of October 7, 2017

Eternal rest grant unto him o Lord 

Fachtna O’Driscoll SMA

Superior General

De plechtige Eucharistieviering van afscheid zal plaats vinden in de kapel van het SMA Missiehuis, Bakkerboschweg 14 te Cadier en Keer op Vrijdag 13 Oktober 2017 om

14.00 uur waarna wij hem ter ruste zullen leggen op ons missionarissenkerkhof aldaar.