Rien van den Heuvel
Don Rien van den Heuvel (1938 – 28 December 2022) was a Dutch monk. He was professed for 64 years and a priest for 58 years. He served as the abbot of the St. Paul's Abbey between 1985 and 2007 of the St. Willibrord's Abbey between 2007 and 2015.[1][2][3]
Rien van den Heuvel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Dordrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Died | (aged 84) Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||
| Occupation | monk | ||
Biography
Van de Heuvel was born in Dordrecht in 1938. After primary school he attended seminary, like his two years older brother.[1] He became a monk in 1956 at the St. Paul's Abbey in Oosterhout. The monastery from which the St. Willibrord's Abbey of Doetinchem was founded in 1945. He was interim superior of the abbey for nine years.[2] From 1985 to 2007 he was the fourth abbot of St. Paul's Abbey.[3] After the abdication of Petrus van den Biesen at the St. Willibrord's Abbey he became the third elected abbot of St. Willibrord's Abbey on 3 September 2007. During his leadership, the number of monks grew from five to eleven. Interest in visiting the abbey also grew.[2] He held this position until 2015.[2]
Van den Heuvel died after a short illness in a care center in Nijmegen on 28 December 2022, at the age of 84.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Oud Paulusabdij-abt Dom Rien van den Heuvel overleden". De Gelderlander (in Nederlands). 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Dom Rien van den Heuvel van de Willibrordsabdij in Doetinchem overleden". Algmeen Dagblad (in Nederlands). 4 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Emeritus-abt Dom Rien van den Heuvel O.S.B. overleden". aartsbisdom.nl (in Nederlands). 30 December 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.