Ron van den Hout

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Cornelis van den Hout

Ron van den Hout , whose full name is Cornelis Franciscus Martinus van den Hout (born November 11, 1964 in Tilburg , Netherlands ), is Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden .

Life

Ron van den Hout was born the son of a car mechanic and grew up in Diessen . He studied agriculture and horticulture at the HAS Hogeschool in 's-Hertogenbosch and, after completing this degree, theology. He received on 5 June 1993, the sacrament of Holy Orders . At the end of 2011, the Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch , Antonius Hurkmans , appointed him his second vicar general next to the auxiliary bishop Robert Mutsaerts . He initially retained this office under Hurkmans' successor, Bishop Gerard de Korte , who was introduced in 2016 and who had previously been Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden and had left this diocese vacant.

On April 1, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden. Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk consecrated him bishop on June 3, 2017. Co-consecrators were Gerard de Korte and Robert Mutsaerts.

Motto

As a motto , Bishop Cornelis van den Hout chose a motto that is based on the Dutch version of a prayer text from the third prayer : In exilio spes (“In exile is hope”).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography , accessed March 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Nomina del Vescovo di Groningen-Leeuwarden (Paesi Bassi). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 1, 2017, accessed April 1, 2017 (Italian).
  3. ↑ Mgr. Ron van den Hout bisschop van Groningen-Leeuwarden , accessed on March 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Wapenspreuk mgr. Van den Hout: In exilio spes. In de ballingschap is er hoop , accessed on March 5, 2018 (Dutch).
    The underlying passage in the prayer is:
    (Latin) Ecclesiam tuam, peregrinantem in terra, in fide et caritate firmare dignaris.
    (German) Protect your church on its way through time and strengthen it in faith and love.
    (Dutch) Bevestig uw Kerk who is in ballingschap. Maak hair één in rande en geloof.
    The Dutch version literally means: “Strengthen your church, which is in exile. Make them one in love and faith. "
predecessor Office successor
Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
since 2017 		...
personal data
SURNAME Hout, Ron van den
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hout, Cornelis van den; Hout, Cornelis Franciscus Martinus van den (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch clergyman, Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Tilburg , Netherlands