Bishop of Rotterdam
Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende Born on 9 January 1964 in Groningen Ordination as deacon on 15 September 1990 in Groningen (Msgr. J. Möller) Ordination as priest on 6 April 1991 in Groningen (Msgr. J. Niënhaus, due to the illness of Msgr. J. Möller) Episcopal ordination on 25 November 2006 in Breda Appointed Bishop of Rotterdam by Pope Benedict XVI on 10 May 2011 Canonical possession of the see, cathedral church in Rotterdam, on 2 July 2011 Education 1976–1982 St. Maartenscollege in Groningen/Haren (gymnasium alpha) 1982–1989 Catholic Theological University Utrecht, doctoral examination August 1990 1989–1994 Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Faculty of Canon Law, doctorate April 1995 Thesis: Particular Councils and Conferences of Bishops from Vatican II up to the 1983 Code Appointments 1994–2003 Parish priest in Oosterwolde, Gorredijk, and Zorgvlied 1997–2006 Judge at the Utrecht-Groningen ecclesiastical tribunal 2000–2006 Vicar General to the Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden 2002–2006 (Acting) parish priest in Wehe den Hoorn and Kloosterburen 2003–2006 Episcopal Vicar for the Groningen-Drenthe region 2006–2007 Coadjutor Bishop of Breda 2007–2011 Bishop of Breda (31 October 2007) 2011–present Bishop of Rotterdam.