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Guy Harpigny (born 13 April 1948 in Luttre, Catholic Hierarchy: Bishop Guy Harpigny
retrieved November 3, 2011
Guy Harpigny (born 13 April 1948 in Luttre, Belgium
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) is a Belgian Bishop
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of the Catholic Church
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.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 7 July 1973. On 22 May 2003 he was appointed Bishop
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of the Diocese of Tournai
The Diocese of Tournai is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was formed in 1146, upon the dissolution of the Diocese of Noyon & Tournai, which had existed since the 7th Century. It is ...
by Pope John Paul II
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and consecrated on 7 September 2003.retrieved November 3, 2011
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