Archbishop awarded honorary doctorate February 6, 2011 by Fulcrum The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is one of four eminent scholars who today received honorary doctorates from the Catholic University of Leuven. They are awarded once a year to selected individuals of exceptional scientific, social or cultural distinction, on the Patronal Feast of the University, 2 February. Founded in 1425 by Pope Martin V, the Catholic University of Leuven bears the double honour of being the oldest existing Roman Catholic university in the world and the oldest university in the Low Countries. FulcrumShareTweetShare