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Rik Devillé

Belgian priest and activist · Belgium · On the map · Religious Figures · Born 1944 · age 82

Rik Devillé is a Belgian Catholic priest, author, and human-rights activist. He is widely known for his work exposing sexual abuse, institutional cover-ups, and forced adoption practices within the Catholic Church in Belgium.

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Awards

Honorary Doctor of the University of Antwerp2024

About this person

Since his retirement from active ministry, Devillé has collected and documented thousands of testimonies from victims and has become a prominent public voice in debates on accountability, justice, and reform within the Church.

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Country
Belgium
Category
Religious Figures
Type
Religious Figure
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82