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Hubertus Ernst
1917Apr, 8

Hubertus Ernst

Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (d. 2017)
Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst (8 April 1917 – 19 May 2017) was a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A centenarian, he was the oldest Dutch Roman Catholic bishop at the time of his death in 2017.

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