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Johannes Hendriks
Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam
Jan Hendriks, 2011
Church	Catholic Church
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem–Amsterdam
Installed	1 June 2020
Predecessor	Jozef Marianus Punt
Orders
Ordination	29 September 1979 by Bishop Adrianus Simonis
Consecration	10 December 2011 by Bishop Jozef Marianus Punt
Personal details
Born	Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks (1954-11-17) 17 November 1954 (age 69) Leidschendam
Motto	Quodcumque dixit vobis faciet
Coat of arms

Styles of Johannes Hendriks
Reference style	The Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Johannes Willibrordus Maria "Jan" Hendriks is the current bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, appointed 1 June 2020. ^[1]

Biography

Hendriks was born on November 17, 1954, in Leidschendam, in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam. He studied philosophy and theology at the Higher Institute of Theology in Amsterdam, Netherlands and at the major seminary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond in Rolduc, Netherlands (former abbey). He was ordained a priest on September 29, 1979, for the Diocese of Rotterdam. From 1979 to 1981 he was assistent parish priest in Den Haag, Netherlands]]. He then continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining his Doctorate in Canon Law ( J.C.D.). During this period, he lived at the Pontifical Dutch College. From 1987 to 1997, he was in charge of the parish of Haastrecht, Netherlands. In 1997, he was appointed Vice-Rector, and in 1998, Rector, of the Seminary of the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, where he also teaches Canon Law. In 2005, he was awarded the title " Chaplain of His Holiness", the lowest grade of Monsignor. He became also the Canon of the Cathedral Chapter of Haarlem-Amsterdam and a member of the Diocesan Council of Priests. Until 2022 he was also a consultant to the Sacred Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Curia.

He was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Haarlem–Amsterdam and Titular Bishop of Arsacal (Algeria), and being ordained bishop on December 10, 2011. ^[1] On September 30, 2017, Pope Francis appointed him a member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura. ^[2] On December 22, 2018, he was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the same diocese, with the right of succession. On 1 June 2020, he succeeded as Bishop upon the retirement of Jozef Marianus Punt.

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