Jos Punt

His Excellency
Joseph Marianus Punt
Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam
Apostolic Administrator of the Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands

Portrait of Jos Punt

Bishop Punt in 2011
Diocese Haarlem-Amsterdam
See Cathedral of Saint Bavo
Appointed 21 July 2001
Predecessor Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Orders
Ordination 9 June 1979
Consecration 1 July 1995
by Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Rank Bishop
Personal details
Birth name Joseph Marianus Punt
Born 10 January 1946
Alkmaar, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Denomination Roman Catholic
Coat of arms

Joseph Marianus "Jos" Punt (born 10 January 1946) is the current Roman Catholic bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam in the Netherlands.[1]

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 and was more involved in esoterics, gnostics, Rosicrucianism, etc. Upon discovering the Bible however, he began considering a career in priesthood. He went to the south of the country where at the time existed the only Catholic Dutch Seminary.

Roman Catholic Church

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

In 1979 he became 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 bishop for the Military Ordinariate.

In 1998 Bomers died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Punt was appointed Apostolic Administrator. It took Rome three years before finally Punt could replace his late predecessor.

On 21 July 2001 he was appointed bishop of Haarlem.[2] He is assisted by an auxiliary bishop, Mgr. Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden.

Punt is 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.

Religious views

Bishop Punt has indicated a devotion to Saint Mary because he took as his motto Sub tuum praesidium, the opening phrase of a Marian hymn.

Episcopal succession

Episcopal lineage
Consecrated by: Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Consecrator of
Bishop Date of consecration
Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden 9 September 2000
Johannes Willibrordus Maria Hendriks 10 December 2011

References

  1. Bishop Joseph Maria Punt, Catholic-Hierarchy.org
  2. (Dutch) Bisdominformatie, Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. Retrieved on 7 January 2012.

External links

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Rudolf Müller
 TITULAR 
Bishop of Nasai
1 April 1995–21 July 2001
Succeeded by
Benedito Beni dos Santos
Preceded by
Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers
Bishop of Haarlem
21 July 2001–7 October 2008
Diocese Name Changed
Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam
7 October 2008
Incumbent