Rev Joachim van den Heuvel OFMCap

Title:

Rev

First Name:

Adrian

Middle Names:

Preferred Name:

Joachim

Surname:

van den Heuvel

Order:

OFMCap

Date of Birth:

02-Feb-1830

Place of Birth:

Boxmeer

Country of Birth:

Netherlands

Date of Ordination:

17-May-1856

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Seminary:

Date of Death:

30-Nov-1889

Place of Death:

Tilburg

Country of Death:

Netherlands

Date of Burial:

1889

Place of Burial:

Country of Burial:

Netherlands

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Biographical Notes

T.W. Campbell, The Priests of the Diocese of Armidale: A Necrology, Braddon ACT, 2005:
Van Den Heuvel, Adrian (Fr Joachim) (OSFC)

Adrian Van Den Heuvel was born in Boxmeer, Holland, on 2 February 1830. He entered the Capuchins in Holland on 4 November 1851 and was professed the following year. He was ordained to the priesthood on 17 May 1856. He moved from Brussels to Grosvenor Street Chester on 16 July 1864, where he lived for a year serving at Mold and Saltney. He was then transferred to Pontypool where he served at Blaenavon and Cumbran and where he eventually became Guardian. Of particular interest to Australians was the blessing of the new chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Angels at Cwmbran on New Year's Day 1876 when he was the main celebrant, Elzear Torreggiani the sub-deacon and Prior R B Vaughan OSB, who subsequently became Archbishop of Sydney, the preacher. Although he received permission on 10 July 1878 from the Minister General to return to Belgium, he was appointed superior by the Chapter in 1879. In September 1880 he was given permission to travel to Australia but a misunderstanding within the Capuchin leadership prevented departure until the intervention of Archbishop Vaughan of Sydney in March and April 1881, following which he was cleared to go to Australia. Even before travelling to Australia he had suffered from rheumatism. He travelled to Australia on Garonne ex London, arriving November 1882. On board were two Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis whom he accompanied, Miss Slattery and Miss Sullivan. His first appointment was to Palmer's Island, then to Armidale, where he became secretary to the bishop. He organised the second Diocesan Synod in 1888, was appointed a diocesan consultor, and was confessor to the Ursuline Sisters in Armidale. Ill health forced his departure from Armidale on 21 January 1889 and return to Holland. The Armidale community presented him with a purse of £50. He died at Tilburg in Holland on 30 November 1889, just months after returning from Australia.
(Sources: Colbourne, Advocate 11 Nov 1882 p 5, FJ 8 Feb 1890 p 9, MDHC A-Z V5).

(Reproduced by permission of Tom Campbell.)