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Godfried Danneels

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Gender Male
Death5 years ago
Born Kanegem
Tielt
Belgium
Successor André-Joseph Léonard
Rank Cardinal
Ordination17 August 1957
BooksAmen! 60 Godfried Cardinal Danneels
Words of Life
Christ Or Aquarius?
Messengers of Joy: How Important is Priesthood Today?
The Road to Bethlehem: The Quest for Happpiness
The Promise of the Cross: Suffering, Sacrifice and the Christian Life
Christ Or Aquinas? Exploring the New Age Movement
Date of birth June 4,1933
Zodiac sign Gemini
DiedMechelen
Belgium
Full nameGodfried Maria Jules Danneels
Place of burialSaint Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
Consecr18 December 1977; by Leo Jozef Suenens
Creat cardin2 February 1983; by Pope John Paul II
Date of died March 14,2019
BuriedSaint Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen, Belgium
Education Pontifical Gregorian University
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
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Date of Upd.
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Godfried Maria Jules Danneels was a Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and the chairman of the episcopal conference of his native country from 1979 to 2010. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.

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