Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle
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Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle (1789–1865) was a 19th-century bishop of Namur in Belgium.
Life
Dehesselle was born in Charneux and educated in Herve before attending Namur Seminary.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1812 and spent five years in the parish of Saint-Nicolas, Liège, before being appointed president of the seminary in Namur in 1817.[1] In 1833 he was named vicar general of the diocese of Namur, and in 1835 bishop. He died on 15 August 1865.[1]
Honours
- Officer of the Order of Leopold, 19 July 1856.[2]