Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam
Msgr. Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks was born on 17 November 1954 in Leidschendam, diocese of Rotterdam. He completed his philosophical-theological studies at the Higher Institute of Theology in Amsterdam and at the major seminary of the diocese of Roermond in Rolduc. He was ordained a priest on 29 September 1979 for the diocese of Rotterdam. From 1979 to 1981 he was deputy parish priest in Den Haag. He then continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining a doctorate in canon law. From 1987 to 1997 he served as parish priest in Haastrecht. In 1997 he was appointed as vice rector and in 1998 rector of the major seminary of the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, where he also taught canon law. He was later appointed as canon of the Cathedral Chapter. On 25 October 2011 he was appointed as auxiliary of Haarlem-Amsterdam, receiving episcopal consecration on 10 December. At the Roman Curia the prelate serves as member of the Apostolic Signatura and consultor of the Congregation for the Clergy. Elevation of the apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malabar faithful in Canada to the rank of eparchy and appointment of the first eparchial bishop of Mississauga of the Syro-Malabars Pope Francis has elevated the apostolic exarchate for Syro-Malabar faithful in Canada to the rank of eparchy, under the name of “Mississauga”, maintaining the same territorial configuration, and appointed as first eparchial bishop H.E. Msgr. Jose Kalluvelil, currently apostolic exarch, transferring him from the titular see of Tabalta to the new eparchy of Mississauga of the Syro-Malabars. H.E. Msgr. Jose Kalluvelil H.E.