Antonius Jan Glazemaker (19 April 1931 – 20 January 2018) was a Dutch priest who served as the twenty-first

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Archbishop of Utrecht, from 1982 to 2000. Born on April 19, 1931, to

parents, Glazemaker was raised in the

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during a period ecumenical initiatives and the creation of the

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. On July 1, 1956, Glazemaker was ordained to the priesthood in

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by Archbishop of Utrecht

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. In 1979, he was appointed the 13th bishop of

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, an office that he assumed on December 8, 1979, in

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, where he served as pastor. On February 6, 1982, Glazemaker was elected Archbishop of Utrecht, succeeding

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, who had retired. Under his leadership, the Old Catholic Church allowed for remarriage after divorce and ordained its first

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in 1999. Glazemaker retired as Archbishop of Utrecht on February 12, 2000.

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