On 30 June 2026, Professor Dr Hildegard Warnink was re-elected Dean of the Faculty of Canon Law by the Faculty Council.

Professor Dr Hildegard Warnink (b. 1962) obtained the degrees of Licentiate in Theology (1985), Licentiate in Canon Law(1988), Bachelor of Philosophy (1992), and Doctor of Canon Law (2015) from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. In addition, she pursued advanced studies in jurisprudence at the Studio Rotale in Rome (1994–1995).

During the academic years 1986–1987 and 1987–1988, she served as Praeses of Canonica, the student association of Canon Law. Since 1990, she has been a member of the Faculty of Canon Law at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, where she teaches, among other subjects, Marriage Law of the Church. Since 1991, she has also served as a judge of the Ecclesiastical Tribunal of the Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels.

Professor Warnink has taught canon law at several institutions of higher education, including the Theological University of Amsterdam (1989–1992), Fontys University, Tilburg (2005–2006), and Radboud University Nijmegen (2004–2005 and 2006–2007). She furthermore serves as a visiting lecturer at Stellenbosch University South Africa.

Her re-election reflects the Faculty Council’s continued confidence in her academic leadership and longstanding commitment to research, teaching, and service in the field of canon law.