Roger Vangheluwe
Belgian former Catholic prelate (born 1936) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Roger Joseph Vangheluwe (born 7 November 1936) is a former prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Bruges from 1985 to 2010 when he resigned after admitting that while he was a priest and a bishop he had sexual relations over 15 years with his nephew, who was a minor. He later described similar behavior with a second nephew, also a minor, over the course of a year. Pope Francis laicized him in March 2024.
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Roger Vangheluwe | |
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Former bishop of Bruges | |
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Diocese | Bruges |
Installed | 3 February 1985 |
Term ended | 23 April 2010 |
Predecessor | Emiel-Jozef De Smedt |
Successor | Jozef De Kesel |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1 February 1963 |
Consecration | 3 February 1985 by Godfried Danneels |
Laicized | 20 March 2024 |
Personal details | |
Born | Roger Joseph Vangheluwe (1936-11-07) 7 November 1936 (age 87) Roeselare, Belgium |
Education | KU Leuven |
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Belgium's statute of limitations prevented him from being prosecuted for these acts.