Godfried Danneels

His Eminence

Godfried Danneels
His Eminence; Godfried Danneels
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels
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(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino;
Orders
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
Personal details
Born	Godfried Maria Jules Danneels; 4 June 1933; Kanegem, Tielt, Kingdom of Belgium
Died	14 March 2019 (aged 85); Mechelen, Kingdom of Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Theologian
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Antwerp (1977–1979); Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium (1980–2010);
Alma mater	Catholic University of Leuven, Pontifical Gregorian University
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Godfried Maria Jules Danneels (4 June 1933 – 14 March 2019) 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. His resignation that he had submitted in 2008 at the age of 75 was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 January 2010.