Cornelius Van de Ven (June 16, 1865 – May 8, 1932) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana, Louisiana.
Born in Oirschot in the Netherlands, Van de Ven was ordained a priesthood for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans on May 31, 1890. On October 24, 1904, he was appointed bishop of the Natchitoches Diocese and was ordained bishop on November 30, 1904. On August 6, 1910 the name of the Natichitoches Diocese was changed to the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana.[1] Bishop Van de Ven died in office.[2]