Abstract

The provincial archives in Warsaw and Lubumbashi have kept some letters and documents concerning Mr Clément Hlond. This article presents his life and missionary work under one day of these documents. Mr. Clément Hlond born - in Slupna (Poland), on November 23, 1901 from a family numerous, including four Salesians: Cardinal August Hlond, Ignatius missionary in America from the South, Antoine, a magnificent musician, and Clement Salesian Coadjutor. He made his first profession on August 24, 1923 in Klecza-Dolna; he specialized after in mechanics. He served the youth and his colleagues for several years in technical schools in Poland and Spain. He was a soldier during the 40-45 war in the armored division Polish woman who was going to England to take part in the liberation of Belgium and Holland. He was for some years in India as a missionary and arrived in Zaire on the 3 October 1952 at the Kafubu. He was at the Salama Institute and at Kipushya. Everywhere he was appreciated as a colleague and as tradesman. In 1969 he was forced to abandon his favorite occupations and take a rest at Imara, then to the Provincialate and to the Cité des Jeunes. He returned to Belgium on January 12, 1980. He piously died on September 17 1982. He was buried in Boortmeerbeek on September 23, 1982. Mr. Clément Hlond was a model coadjutor, a perfect religious, a man of faith, conscientious, wise, pleasant colleague, trainer and exemplary educator.