Godfried Danneels

Also known as Godfried Maria Jules Danneels, Godfried Cardinal Danneels

Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church (1933-2019)

Key facts

Archdiocese: Mechelen-Brussels
Province: Mechelen-Brussels
See: St. Rumbold's Cathedral , St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral , Santa Anastasia al Palatino
Appointed: 19 December 1979
Term ended: 18 January 2010
Predecessor: Leo Joseph Suenens
Successor: André-Joseph Léonard
Other post: Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino
Previous posts: Bishop of Antwerp (1977–1979) Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium (1980–2010)
Ordination: 17 August 1957, by Emiel-Jozef De Smedt
Consecration: 18 December 1977, by Leo Jozef Suenens
Created cardinal: 2 February 1983, by Pope John Paul II
Rank: Cardinal-Priest
Born: Godfried Maria Jules Danneels , ( 1933-06-04 ) 4 June 1933, Kanegem, Tielt , Kingdom of Belgium
Died: 14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) (aged 85), Mechelen , Kingdom of Belgium
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Occupation: Theologian
Alma mater: Catholic University of Leuven , Pontifical Gregorian University

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Belgium
Place of birth: Kanegem
Place of death: Mechelen
Occupation: Catholic bishop
Educated at: Pontifical Gregorian University
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Dutch
Religion: Catholic Church
Participant in: 2005 conclave
Field of work: Christian Church
Image: Godfried maria jules danneels-1458143379.jpg
Motto: Apparuit humanitas Dei Nostri

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Commons category: Godfried Danneels
date of birth: 1933-06-04
member of: European Academy of Sciences and Arts
consecrator: Guillaume Marie van Zuylen
date of death: 2019-03-14
name in native language: Godfried Danneels
place of burial: St. Rumbold's Cathedral
date of burial or cremation: 2019-03-22
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Cardinal Danneels in choir dress (left) Godfried Maria Jules Danneels (4 June 1933 – 14 March 2019) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and the chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Belgium from 1979 to 2010. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.

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