Henricus van de Wetering
Catholic bishop
Intro | Catholic bishop | |
Places | Netherlands | |
was | Priest | |
Work field | Religion | |
Gender |
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Religion: | Roman catholic church | |
Birth | 26 November 1850, Hoogland | |
Death | 18 November 1929 (aged 79 years) | |
Star sign | Sagittarius |
Henricus van de Wetering (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦɛnˈrikɵs fɑn də ˈʋeːtərɪŋ]; 26 November 1850 in Hoogland – 16 November 1929 in Driebergen).
Van de Wetering was appointed Titular Archbishop of Gaza and Coadjutor of the metropolitan see of Utrecht, on 8 February 1895. He was consecrated on 24 March 1895 at Hilversum, Church of Saint Vitus, by Caspar Josephus Bottemanne, Bishop of Haarlem. Five months later, upon the death of Archbishop Petrus Matthias Snickers, he succeeded him as Archbishop of Utrecht and Primate of the Netherlands, until his death in 1929.