Léonce Albert Van Peteghem
Léonce Albert Van Peteghem (born October 7, 1916 in Sint-Kruis-Winkel , † January 7, 2004 in Ghent ) was Bishop of Ghent .
Life
Léonce Albert Van Peteghem was ordained a priest on August 18, 1940 .
Pope Paul VI appointed him bishop of Ghent on May 28, 1964. The Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels , Léon-Joseph Cardinal Suenens , donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of the same year ; Co- consecrators were Jules Victor Daem , Bishop of Antwerp , and André Marie Charue , Bishop of Namur . As a motto he chose IN DEO SALUTARI .
He attended the third and fourth sessions of the Second Vatican Council .
On December 27, 1991, Pope John Paul II accepted his age-related resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Karel Justinus Marie Ernest Calewaert |
Bishop of Ghent 1964–1991 |
Arthur Luysterman |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Van Peteghem, Léonce Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Ghent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sint-Kruis-Winkel |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 7, 2004 |
| Place of death | Ghent |