Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Luc Putzeys, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Belgium,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Joseph (Jos) Leys
on Tuesday 15h October 2019 at Zelzate (Belgium)
at the age of 85 years, of which 61 years of missionary life in
Congo and Belgium.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Joseph Leys’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Joseph Leys
| Born in Gent on 11/07/1934 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of Gent | 08/09/1954 | 05/07/1958 | 02/02/1959 |
| Nationality: Belgian | Varsenare | Heverlee | Heverlee |
| 30/12/1959 | Professeur Petit Séminaire | Lusaka | Congo |
| 21/09/1960 | Makutano | Congo | |
| 07/02/1962 | Lumono | Congo | |
| 29/05/1962 | Lyapenda | Congo | |
| 10/12/1962 | Prof.Petit Sémin. | Kapulo | Congo |
| 01/07/1963 | Prof.Petit Sémin. | Baudouinville | Congo |
| 31/08/1963 | Mateo | Congo | |
| 14/03/1965 | Lusaka | Congo | |
| 01/07/1968 | Prof.P.Sém.Kapulo | Baudouinville | Congo |
| 29/09/1975 | Grande Retraite | Villa Cavalletti | Italia |
| 01/10/1976 | Vicaire | Katuba, Dioc. Lubumbashi | Congo |
| 14/11/1977 | Vicaire | Kala, Dioc. Kalemie | Congo |
| 01/07/1982 | Curé+Responsable | Lyapenda, Dioc. Kalemie | Congo |
| 01/05/1991 | Curé | Kala, Dioc. Kalemie | Congo |
| 25/09/1991 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 01/05/1992 | Vicaire | Kirungu, Dioc. Kalemie-K | Congo |
| 23/03/1993 | Aum.Légion de Marie | Doy.Sud Moba | Congo |
| 01/01/1999 | Curé | Kirungu/Kapulo | Congo |
| 13/09/2001 | nommé Econome Provincial | Congo | |
| 01/09/2002 | Session DMA | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 01/07/2003 | Aumônier | Fomulac, Dioc. Bukavu | Congo |
| 06/05/2007 | Congé+Etudes | Belgique | |
| 26/05/2008 | Nommé (PE 07/08) EUR | Belgique | |
| 01/11/2008 | Résidence | Varsenare, Kasteel | Belgique |
| 01/07/2009 | Résidence | Varsenare, Avondrust | Belgique |
| 01/05/2012 | Résidence | Zelzate | Belgique |
| 15/10/2019 | Retour auprès du Père | Zelzate | Belgique |
