Background
Boeynaems, Libert Hubert John Louis was born on August 18, 1857 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of John and Leopoldina (Van Opstal) Boeynaems.
Boeynaems, Libert Hubert John Louis was born on August 18, 1857 in Antwerp, Belgium. Son of John and Leopoldina (Van Opstal) Boeynaems.
Educated Jesuit College, Antwerp, seminary at Mechlin, and Seminary of Missions, Louvain, Belgium. Ordained R.C. priest, September 11, 1881.
Went to Honolulu, Hawaii, 1881, in charge of missions on Island of Kauai, 1882-1895, at Wailuku, Maui, 1895-1902. Pro-vicar of mission of Hawaii, 1902-1903. Appointed bishop of Zeugma and vicar apostolic of Hawaii, April 6, 1903, consecrated, San Francisco, July 25, 1903.