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Brice Meuleman, S.J., D.D. (1 March 1862, Ghent, Belgium – 15 July 1924, Marsailles, France), was a Jesuit priest, a missionary in British India, and the second Archbishop of Calcutta (now Kolkata). ==Early Years== Brixius Meuleman was born on 1 March 1862 in Ghent, one of the six sons of Desiderius (also Desiré) Meuleman (1821–1898), a soapmaker (''zeepzieder''), and his wife, Maria Coleta De Smet (b. 1826).〔 Brixius Meuleman, (Birth Certificate No. 26 ), filed 3 March 1862, Register of Births for the Year 1862, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium; in: ''FamilySearch'', "Belgium, East Flanders, Civil Registration, 1598-1906", Gent, ''Geboorten'' (), 1862, Image No. 131 (page 121, item 3).〕〔 "''(Stammboom Meuleman )'' (Family Tree ), ''MyHeritage'', retrieved 11 December 2013. The Archbishop’s paternal line can be traced for five generations to a Johannes Meuleman, who was born circa 1690 and married Peronella De Cort.〕 But his parents actually came from Sint-Lievens-Houtem,〔 Anonymous, "''( Guido Gezelle nauw verwant met St. Lievens Houtem )''" (Gezelle was very connected with St. Lievens Houtem ), retrieved 11 December 2013. Guido’s brother Romain Gezelle, married Philoméne De Smet, the sister of the Archbishop’s mother so he had to call Romain "''Nonkel''" () whenever he saw him.〕 a Dutch speaking village 10 miles (17.5 km) southeast of Ghent in East Flanders, where their families had already been living for several generations. Brixius was named in honor of St. Brixius, the 4th Bishop of Tours, whose feast day was actually on 13 November. But, like the saint’s name, his name was spelled, in his years as the Archbishop, by the reports, newspapers and magazines as Brice in English and French, Brixius in Dutch and Latin, Brizio in Italian and Brictius in German, the dominant languages of the Archdiocese of Calcutta. Meuleman joined the Society of Jesus on 23 September 1879 with a novitiate (the "First Probation" of the Jesuit formation) in Arlon, Belgium. He proceeded with his Juniorate (the "Second Probation") in Tronchiennes (1881-1883) and his studies of philosophy at the University of Louvain (1883–1886). Having finished his studies, he left Europe at the end of 1886 to join the Mission of the West Bengal in India. In Calcutta, at the College of St. Francis Xavier, Meuleman was the Lecturer of Philosophy and History from 1888 to 1889 and then upheld the Magisterium as a professor and an inspector from 1889 to 1892. In 1892, he moved to Kurseong for the first time to continue his studies of theology. Kurseong was where he was ordained as a priest in 1895. He spent his Third Year (the "Third Probation") in Ranchi. In 1897 he returned to the College of St. Francis Xavier as the Professor of Logic, Philosophy and Political Economy. On 15 August 1895, in Calcutta, he took his Profession of the Fourth Vow, finally becoming a full-fledged member of the Society of Jesus. In 1898, Meuleman returned to Kurseong to be the Minister of Theology and Professor of Holy Scripture at the Seminary of the Society of Jesus (now the Vidyajyoti College of Theology). A year later, he was promoted to the office of the Rector there but he continued to teach classes on the Holy Scripture and work as the Prefect of Studies. In November 1900 he was appointed as the Superior Regular of the West Bengal Mission. It was the last stop of his journey to Calcutta. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brice Meuleman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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