Jozef De Kesel
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 77 |
Date of birth | June 17,1947 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Ghent |
Belgium | |
Rank | Cardinal |
Predecessor | André-Joseph Léonard |
Ordination | August 26, 1972 |
Consecration | May 26, 2002 |
Education | Catholic University of Leuven |
Pontifical Gregorian University | |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Roman | |
Catholic Church | |
Creat cardin | 19 November 2016; by Pope Francis |
Archdioces | Mechelen-Brussels |
Appoint | 6 November 2015 |
Previous post | Bishop of Bruges |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 616346 |
Jozef De Kesel Life story
Jozef De Kesel is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels from 2015 to 2023, where he had been auxiliary bishop from 2002 to 2010. He served as Bishop of Bruges from 2010 to 2015 and has been a cardinal since 2016.