Antonius Jan Glazemaker

Antonius Jan Glazemaker
Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
Church	Old Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Utrecht
In office	1982–2000
Predecessor	Marinus Kok
Successor	Joris Vercammen
Personal details
Born	(1931-04-19)19 April 1931 Hilversum
Died	20 January 2018(2018-01-20) (aged 86) Amersfoort

Antonius Jan Glazemaker (19 April 1931 – 20 January 2018) served as the twenty-first Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, from 1982 to 2000.[1]

Born on 19 April 1931 to Old Catholic parents, Glazemaker was raised in the Netherlands during a period ecumenical initiatives and the creation of the World Council of Churches.

On 1 July 1956 Glazemaker was ordained to the priesthood in Hilversum by Archbishop of Utrecht Andreas Rinkel. In 1979, he was appointed the 13th bishop of Deventer, an office that he assumed on 8 December 1979 in IJmuiden, where he served as pastor.

On 6 February 1982 Glazemaker was elected Archbishop of Utrecht, succeeding Marinus Kok, who had retired.

Under his leadership, the Old Catholic Church allowed for remarriage after divorce and ordained its first woman priest in 1999.

Glazemaker retired as Archbishop of Utrecht on 12 February 2000.

References

1. "In Memoriam Antonius Jan Glazemaker 1931–2018". January 20, 2018.

Old Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Marinus Kok 1970–1982	Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht 1982–2000	Succeeded by Joris Vercammen 2000 to 2020