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Honoring the life and service of Mgr. Noël Treanor: Memorial Mass in Brussels on 15 September 2025

A Mass corpore insepulto for Archbishop Nöel Treanor took place on Friday, 16 August, 2024 in the Church of Our Lady of Victories at the Sablon in Brussels. (Photo: COMECE Archive)

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) cordially invites you to participate in the Holy Mass in memory of H.E. Mgr. Noël Treanor, to be held on Monday, 15 September 2025, at 18:00 in the Church Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon, Brussels.

His Excellency Mgr. Noël Treanor passed away on Sunday, 11 August 2024. He had profound knowledge of the workings of the European institutions and served the Church with great dedication in several roles: General Secretary of COMECE (1993-2008), Delegate of the Irish Episcopate to COMECE (2009-2022), Vice-President of COMECE (2018-2022), President of Justice and Peace Europe (2018-2022) and Apostolic Nuncio to the EU (2022-2024).

The Holy Mass will be presided over by H.E. Mgr Bernardito Cleopas Auza, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union.

Participation in the Mass is open to the public.

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Where: Church Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon, Brussels
When: Monday, 15 September 2025, at 18:00