Hans van den Hende

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His Excellency

Johannes H.J. van den Hende
Bishop of Rotterdam
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Mgr. Dr. Hans van den Hende
Native name
Hans van den Hende
Church Roman Catholic
ProvinceUtrecht
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
Appointed10 May 2011
Installed2 July 2011
Predecessor Ad van Luyn
Orders
Ordination6 April 1991
by Jan Niënhaus
Consecration25 November 2006
by  Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens
Personal details
Born
Johannes Hermannes Jozefus van den Hende

(1964-01-09) January 9, 1964 (age 59)
NationalityFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dutch
MottoSine Timore Serviamus Illi
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Hans van den Hende.svg
Styles of
Hans van den Hende
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Reference style Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Johannes Hermannes Jozefus (Hans) van den Hende (Groningen, January 9, 1964) is a Dutch Roman Catholic clergyman. He was appointed bishop of the diocese of Breda on October 31, 2007. On 10 May 2011, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of the diocese of Rotterdam. [1]

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.

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References

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