Martin Poell

Martin Poell (Chinese: 艾定禄; pinyin: Ài Dìnglù; 20 March 1845 – 2 January 1891) was a Dutch Catholic missionary prelate and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an from 1890 to 1891.

[1] Martin Poell was born in Weert, Limburg, Kingdom of the Netherlands, on 20 March 1845.

On 14 July 1888, Martin Poell and Albertus Odoricus Timmer arrived at Machang Village (now a suburb) of Lucheng County [zh].

On 20 June 1890, he was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lu'an by the Holy See.

On 2 January 1891, he died of typhoid fever in the village and was buried in the Sacred Heart Church at the age of 45.