Marcellin Theeuwes

Marcellin Theeuwes (12 May 1936 – 2 January 2019) was a Dutch Carthusian monk.[1]

Marcellin Theeuwes
Born
Jacobus "Jac" Johannes Maria Theeuwes

12 May 1936
Gilze en Rijen, Netherlands
Died2 January 2019(2019-01-02) (aged 82)
Méounes-lès-Montrieux, France
NationalityDutch
OccupationMonk

From a very young age, Theeuwes was attracted by the monastic vocation and enrolled at the (now defunct) Mariënkroon Abbey. He joined the Carthusians in 1961 and entered into the Sélignac Charterhouse in December of that year. He was ordained a priest on 25 June 1966. He then went to the Our Lady of Mougères Monastery, and later to the Chartreuse de Montrieux.

In June 1997, he was sent to the Grande Chartreuse and elected General Minister of the Carthusians, succeeding Dom Poisson.[2] He was the 72nd General Minister after Saint Bruno and the fourth Dutchman.

He resigned as General Minister in 2012, citing health concerns. Pope Benedict XVI granted his resignation request. He was succeeded by Dom François-Marie Velut.[3] After recovering from an illness, Theeuwes began attending public meetings again in 2015.[4]

Marcellin Theeuwes died on 2 January 2019 at the Chartreuse de Montrieux.[5]

References
  1. "'Rijense' kartuizeroverste Marcellin Theeuwes overleden". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 January 2019.
  2. "Carthusian Order (Carthusians), O. Cart". GCatholic.org.
  3. "Biographie du R. P. Dom Velut". Voix Delain (in French). 24 September 2012.
  4. "Neuer Ordensgeneral der Kartäuser gewählt". Katholische Nachriten (in German). 23 September 2012.
  5. "Décès de Dom Marcellin, ancien prieur général de l'Ordre des Chartreux". LaCroix (in French). 2 January 2019.
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