About Guy Harpigny
Born 1948. Guy Harpigny is a Belgian theologian, university teacher, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
Guy Harpigny (born 13 April 1948 in Luttre) is a Belgian Bishop of the Catholic Church.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 July 1973. On 22 May 2003 he was appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Tournai by Pope John Paul II and consecrated on 7 September 2003. Harpigny is the Grand Prior of the Belgian Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
On 6 October 2025 Pope Leo XIV accepted Harpigny's resignation. He was succeeded by Frédéric Rossignol.
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Guy Harpigny was born on 13 April 1948 in Luttre.
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Guy Harpigny is a theologian, university teacher, catholic priest and catholic bishop.
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