Arnold Boghaert (21 October 1920 – 29 November 1993) was a Belgian clergyman and

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for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roseau. Boghaert was born in

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. He became ordained in 1944. He was appointed bishop in 1956. He died on 29 November 1993, at the age of 73.

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1920 births 1993 deaths People from Nevele 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Belgium Belgian expatriates Expatriates in Dominica Roman Catholic bishops of Roseau {{Belgium-RC-bishop-stub