Jean Hengen
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His Excellency Jean Hengen |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Luxembourg | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luxembourg |
| Installed | 12 February 1971 |
| Term ended | 2 February 1991 |
| Predecessor | Léon Lommel |
| Successor | Fernand Franck |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 27 October 1940 |
| Consecration | 4 June 1967 |
| Rank | Bishop |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Jean Hengen |
| Born |
23 November 1912 Dudelange, Luxembourg |
| Died | 29 January 2005 (aged 92) Luxembourg (city) |
| Buried | Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg |
| Nationality | Luxembourger |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Motto | Tibi servire (To Serve you) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Jean Hengen (23 November 1912 – 29 January 2005) was a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Luxembourg from 13 February 1971 until 21 December 1990, whereupon Luxembourg was created an Archbishopric, and thereafter he served as Archbishop of Luxembourg. Hengen was inducted into the Order of the Oak Crown as a Grand Officer on 23 June 1981.
Hengen was born on 23 November 1912 in Dudelange, the seventh of eight children of Michel Hengen and Anna Gindt. After completing his secondary schooling at the Athénée de Luxembourg, he started studying philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. He later also studied canon law.
He was ordained a priest on 27 October 1940 in Rome in the Church of the Gesù. He celebrated his first Mass in Luxembourg in the Franciscan church. It was not until after the war, in 1945, that he celebrated the first Mass in Dudelange in his home parish. After his doctorate in theology, he was made canon of the Cathedral by Bishop Joseph Philippe on 20 August 1945. On 1 August 1949 he became chancellor of the diocee, and on 6 June 1955 was appointed Vicar-General. From 1955 to 1971 he was made president of the board of directors of the printing house Imprimerie Saint Paul.
Pope Paul VI appointed Hengen the titular bishop of Calama and coadjutor bishop on 8 April 1967, with right of succession. On 4 June 1967 he was consecrated in Notre-Dame Cathedral. On 12 February 1971, after Léon Lommel retirement, Hengen became the sixth Bishop of Luxembourg. His motto as Bishop was "Tibi servire" (To serve you).
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