Philippe Stevens
Monsignor Philippe Stevens | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Maroua-Mokolo | |
| Archdiocese | Garoua |
| Diocese | Maroua-Mokolo |
| Installed | 11 November 1994 |
| Term ended | 5 April 2014 |
| Predecessor | Jacques de Bernon |
| Successor | Bruno Ateba Edo |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 13 July 1980 by Jacques de Bernon |
| Consecration | 15 January 1995 by André Wouking |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens 30 March 1937 Quaregnon, Belgium |
| Died | 7 December 2021 (aged 84) Nyons, France |
| Nationality | Belgian |
Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens (30 March 1937 – 7 December 2021) was a Belgian Roman Catholic prelate.[1] He served as Bishop of Maroua-Makolo in Cameroon from 1994 to 2014.
Biography
Born on 30 March 1937 in Quaregnon, Stevens was the seventh child in a family of nine children.[2] Raised as a devout Catholic, he attended the Catholic University of Leuven. He earned a degree in philosophy in 1965 and three years later joined the Little Brothers of the Gospel. In the 1960s, he arrived in Cameroon, starting in Mayo-Ouldémé, where he became a missionary under the leadership of Baba Simon. He was then ordained a priest on 13 July 1980 by Jacques de Bernon, who was then Bishop of Maroua-Makolo.[3] In 1994, de Bernon retired and was succeeded by Stevens on 11 November of that year.[3] He was consecrated on 15 January 1995 by André Wouking.[2] On 5 April 2014, Pope Francis accepted his resignation on the grounds of age.[4] During his time as Bishop, he was dedicated to interreligious dialogue between Christians and Muslims.[5]
Stevens died on 7 December 2021, at the age of 84.[6]
References
- ^ Djialeu, Armand (7 December 2021). "Nécrologie: Mgr Philippe Stevens, l'ancien évêque de Maroua – Mokolo est mort". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Bishop Philippe Albert Joseph Stevens, P.F.E. †". Catholic-Hierarchy.
- ^ a b Messina, Jean-Paul; van Slageren, Jaap (2005). Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours (in French). Karthala.
- ^ "Diocèse de Maroua: Mgr Philippe Stevens dit avoir renoncé pour «des raisons de santé»". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Le ministère de Mgr Philippe Stevens au Cameroun". Journal du Cameroun (in French). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Nécrologie : Mgr Philippe Stevens n'est plus". Cameroun Actuel (in French). 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.