Gerard de Korte

Styles of
**Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte**
Styles of; Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte
	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency

Gerard de Korte
His Excellency; Gerard de Korte
Roman Catholic
Motto	Confidens in Christo
Coat of arms

Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte (Dutch pronunciation:

Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch. He was bishop of the diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 2008 to 2016. Before that he was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Utrecht and dean of the deanery

IJsellanden. His motto is Confidens in Christo (Trust in Christ).

Early life and education

Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte was born on 13 June 1955 in Vianen in the Netherlands. He was the youngest of three children.

De Korte graduated in 1974 from the

seminarian at the Ariënskonvikt [nl] of the Archdiocese of Utrecht. He graduated from his theology studies in 1987. In 1994 he was promoted to doctor of theology on a thesis titled Priesthood of reconciliation. Possibilities and borders of the theology of the word, especially that of Eduard Thurneysen

, for Catholic pastoral care.

Church career

Following his priestly ordination in 1987 he became a member of the staff of the Ariënskovikt seminary. he was also appointed as parish priest of the Cathedral of St. Catharina in Utrecht. From 1992 to 1999 he was rector of the Ariënskonvikt. In 1999 he was appointed to dean of Salland, which was merged with the deanery of Veluwe-Flevoland to form the deanery of IJsellanden. As such he was also a member of the bishop's council.

Pope John Paul II appointed Gerard de Korte as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Utrecht on 11 April 2001 and as titular bishop of Caesarea in Mauritania. Cardinal Simonis also appointed him as diocesan vicar. His primary duty was in the fields of catechesis and liturgy. Within the conference of bishops he was responsible for Church and Society.

On 18 June 2008, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him bishop of the diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden, succeeding Msgr. Eijk who had been made Archbishop of Utrecht earlier that year. De Korte was enthroned on 13 September 2008.

In March 2016 was announced that De Korte will succeed Bishop Hurkmans as bishop of the Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, the most populous diocese in the Netherlands.^[2]

as auxiliary bishop

Ordinations

Deacon - 10 January 1987 by Cardinal Simonis in the Cathedral of Saint Catherine in Utrecht.
Saint Aloysius
in Utrecht.
Bishop - 2 June 2001 by Cardinal Simonis, Cardinal Willebrands and Bishop Johannes Antonius de Kok [nl] in St Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht.

Notes

^ In isolation, Gerard, Johannes and Nicolaus are pronounced [ˈɣeːrɑrt], [joːˈɦɑnəs] and [ˈnikoːˌlʌus], respectively.

References

^ ^a ^b "Diocese of Groningen–Leeuwarden", GCatholic.org, 2015. Retrieved on 6 February 2015.
^ Stijn Fens, "Gerard de Korte nieuwe bisschop Den Bosch" (in Dutch), Trouw, 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

External links

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Wim Eijk	Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden 2008–2016	Vacant
Preceded by Antoon Hurkmans	Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch 2016–present	Incumbent

[2] In isolation, Gerard, Johannes and Nicolaus are pronounced [ˈɣeːrɑrt], [joːˈɦɑnəs] and [ˈnikoːˌlʌus], respectively.

[gcatholic-1] "Diocese of Groningen–Leeuwarden", GCatholic.org, 2015. Retrieved on 6 February 2015.

[3] Stijn Fens, "Gerard de Korte nieuwe bisschop Den Bosch" (in Dutch), Trouw, 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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