Everardus Antonius M. Baaij SCJ (24 March 1921 – 31 January 2012) was a Dutch bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa.
Still feeling a draw to the ministry, he explored entering the minor seminary of the local diocese, but found that the tuition was beyond his family's means.
[2] After this, Baaij was sent to France where he did language studies in preparation for service in French Canada, where he also worked as a hospital chaplain, which proved to be a ministry he enjoyed.
[3] When Baaij arrived in South Africa in March 1957, apartheid was in full force, forbidding any racial mixing among the population.
He then began to do the work he loved, serving the sick in medical institutions of various types, from sanitoria to mental health facilities.