Jos Punt

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His Excellency

Jozef Marianus Punt
Bishop Emertius of Haarlem-Amsterdam
Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of the Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands
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Bishop Punt in 2008
Diocese Haarlem-Amsterdam
See Cathedral of Saint Bavo
Appointed21 July 2001
Term ended1 June 2020
PredecessorHendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Successor Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks
Orders
Ordination1979
by  Joannes Gijsen
Consecration1995
by Henny Bomers
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Born
Joseph Marianus Punt

(1946-01-10) 10 January 1946 (age 77)
Nationality Dutch
Denomination Roman Catholic
MottoSub tuum praesidium
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Jozef Marianus Punt.svg
Ordination history
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained by Joannes Gijsen
Date9 June 1979
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byHendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Date1 July 1995
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jos Punt as principal consecrator
Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden 9 September 2000
Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks 10 December 2011

Jozef Marianus "Jos" Punt (born 10 January 1946) was the Roman Catholic bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 2001 to 2020.

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Early life

Joseph Marianus Punt was born on 10 January 1946 in Alkmaar, North Holland, Netherlands. In his years as a student of economics in Amsterdam Punt distanced himself from the Catholic religion of his youth[ citation needed ] and was more involved in esotericism, gnosticism and Rosicrucianism. Upon discovering the Bible however, he began considering a career in the priesthood. He went to the south of the country where at the time there existed the only Catholic Dutch Seminary. In 1973 he obtained a doctoral degree in economics from the University of Amsterdam.

Roman Catholic Church

Styles of
Joseph Marianus Punt
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Reference style The Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Bishop

In 1979 he became a priest, ordained by Bishop of Roermond Joannes Gijsen. In the Seminary he taught the Social Teachings of the Church, and he got also his PhD in that field from Augsburg University in Germany.

Pope John Paul II appointed him Auxiliary Bishop of Haarlem 1995; he was ordained by the local ordinary, bishop Henny Bomers. Punt was also appointed as apostolic administrator for the Military Ordinariate.

In 1998 Bomers died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Punt was appointed Apostolic Administrator. On 21 July 2001 he was appointed bishop of Haarlem. [1] He was assisted by auxiliary bishop Johannes Gerardus Maria Hendriks, who was appointed coadjutor bishop in December 2018 and succeeded him as bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam on 1 June 2020.

Punt was the 13th bishop of the diocese, which was established in 1559. Due to the Protestant Reformation there was no bishop in Haarlem, or the Netherlands, for 300 years, until 1853.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 1 June 2020. [2] He had previously announced he hoped to retire before the usual age of 75 for health reasons.

Religious views

Bishop Punt has indicated a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary because he took as his motto Sub tuum praesidium, the opening phrase of a Marian hymn. He supports a proposal of the Lourdes Foundation of Amstel to construct a pilgrimage church modeled on Hagia Sophia to be built in honor of Maria Vrouwe van Alle Volkeren. [3]

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References

  1. (in Dutch) Bisdominformatie, Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. Retrieved on 7 January 2012.
  2. "Resignations and Appointments, 01.06.2020" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  3. "Bishop Jos Punt wants a monumental pilgrimage church in Amsterdam", Kirknet. May 26, 2016
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by TITULAR 
Bishop of Nasai
1 April 1995–21 July 2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Haarlem
21 July 2001–7 October 2008
Diocese Name Changed
Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam
7 October 2008- 1 June 2020
Succeeded by