Robert-Joseph Mathen
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Robert-Joseph Mathen | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Namur | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Namur |
| In office | 24 June 1974 – 7 February 1991 |
| Predecessor | André-Marie Charue |
| Successor | André-Joseph Léonard |
| Previous posts | Titular Bishop of Tituli in Numidia (1974) Coadjutor Bishop of Namur (1974) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 25 August 1940 |
| Consecration | 3 May 1974 by André-Marie Charue[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 December 1916 |
| Died | 19 January 1997 (aged 80) |
Robert-Joseph Mathen (1916–1997) was the 28th Bishop of Namur in Belgium.
Mathen was born in Aubange on 30 December 1916,[2] and was educated at Collège Saint-Joseph de Virton.[3] He entered the seminary and was ordained to the priesthood on 25 August 1940,[3] after which he studied Theology at the Catholic University of Leuven.[2] In 1960 he was appointed dean of Arlon, and on 24 June 1974 he became bishop of Namur named by Pope Paul VI.[2] He had already been consecrated as his predecessor's coadjutor bishop on 3 May the same year.[3] In 1990 Pope John-Paul II accepted his resignation, to come into force when his successor was appointed.[3]
He died as a result of pneumonia on 19 January 1997 and his funeral service took place in Namur cathedral on 23 January.[2]
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