Hans van den Hende

His Excellency
Johannes H.J. van den Hende
Bishop of Rotterdam

Mgr. Dr. Hans van den Hende
Native name Hans van den Hende
Church Roman Catholic
Province Utrecht
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
Appointed 10 May 2011
Installed 2 July 2011
Predecessor Ad van Luyn
Orders
Ordination 6 April 1991
Consecration 25 November 2006
by Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens
Personal details
Birth name Johannes Hermannes Jozefus van den Hende
Born (1964-01-09) January 9, 1964
Groningen
Nationality  Dutch
Motto Sine Timore Serviamus Illi
Coat of arms
Styles of
Hans van den Hende
Reference style Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

Johannes Hermannes Jozefus (Hans) van den Hende (Groningen, January 9, 1964) is a Dutch Roman Catholic clergyman. He has been bishop of the diocese of Breda since October 31, 2007.

Van den Hende attended the local secondary school in Haren. He studied philosophy and theology at the Catholic University of Utrecht. At the Gregorianum in Rome he obtained a doctorate of Canon Law with a dissertation that focused of the changing role of episcopal conferences since the Second Vatican Council. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1991.

From 2000 Van den Hende served as vicar general for the diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden. In 2007 pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Breda. He is the youngest member of the Dutch episcopal conference.

On 10 May 2011, pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of Rotterdam.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Gcatholic.com". Gcatholic.com. Retrieved 2014-06-12.

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