Guy Harpigny
Guy Harpigny (born April 17, 1948 in Luttre ) is a Belgian clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Tournai .
Life
Guy Harpigny studied philosophy , Catholic theology and Islamic studies in Paris , Tournai , Lille and Cairo . He was ordained a priest in 1973 . In the same year he began his service as a professor of dogmatics and Islamic studies in Charleroi , Tournai and Lille; later he was dean of Mons .
Pope John Paul II appointed him 100th diocesan bishop of Tournai on May 22, 2003. On September 7th, 2003 he received the episcopal ordination from the Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels , Godfried Cardinal Daneels ; Co- consecrators were the bishops Paul Schruers von Hasselt and André-Joseph Léonard von Namur . His motto is Consacre-les dans la vérité .
In 2004 he was co-consecrator at the episcopal ordination of Pierre Warin , auxiliary bishop in Namur. On the night of May 3rd and 4th, 2007, he was injured in a robbery in his apartment of the Episcopal Ordinariate.
In 2007 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. Appointed to the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue . Since 2008 he has been Grand Officer (Commander) of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem .
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Jean Huard |
Bishop of Tournai 2003 -... |
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| SURNAME | Harpigny, Guy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman, Bishop of Tournai |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Luttre , Belgium |