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His Excellency Harrie Smeets
Bishop Emeritus of Roermond

Metropolis	Utrecht
Appointed	10 October 2018
Term ended	10 August 2023
Predecessor	Frans Wiertz
Successor	Vacant
Orders
Ordination	13 June 1992
Consecration	8 December 2018 by Hans van den Hende
Personal details
Born	Hendrikus Marie Gerardus Smeets (1960-10-22)22 October 1960 Heerlen, Netherlands
Died	20 December 2023(2023-12-20) (aged 63) Roermond, Netherlands
Motto	IN GODS NAAM MENSEN LIEFHEBBEN
Coat of arms

Styles of Harrie Smeets

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Hendrikus Marie Gerardus 'Harrie' Smeets (22 October 1960 – 20 December 2023) was a Dutch Roman Catholic prelate who was bishop of Roermond from 2018 to 2023. He died of a brain tumor on 20 December 2023, at the age of 63.^[1]

References[edit]

^ "Oud-bisschop Harrie Smeets (63) van Roermond overleden". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 20 December 2023.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Frans Wiertz	Bishop of Roermond 2018–2023	Succeeded by Vacant