Jozef De Kesel

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	26 August 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Godfried Daneels
Co-consecrators	Arthur Luysterman; Rémy Victor Vancotten
Date	26 May 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016

History
Ordination history of; Jozef De Kesel
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	26 August 1972
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Godfried Daneels
Co-consecrators	Arthur Luysterman; Rémy Victor Vancotten
Date	26 May 2002
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	19 November 2016
Lode Aerts
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Jozef De Kesel as principal consecrator
Lode Aerts	4 December 2016
Koenraad Vanhoutte	18 May 2018
Lode Van Hecke	23 February 2020
Luc Terlinden	3 September 2023

His Eminence

Jozef De Kesel
His Eminence; Jozef De Kesel
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Mechelen-Brussels
Appointed	6 November 2015
Installed	12 December 2015
Term ended	22 June 2023
Predecessor	André-Joseph Léonard
Successor	Luc Terlinden
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo
Orders
Ordination	26 August 1972; by Leo-Karel De Kesel
Consecration	26 May 2002; by Godfried Danneels
Created cardinal	19 November 2016; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal Priest
Personal details
Born	17 June 1947 (age 76); Ghent, Belgium
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Bruges (2010–2015);
Alma mater	Catholic University of Leuven ; Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto	Vobiscum Christianus; (With you, I am a Christian)
Coat of arms

Styles of Jozef De Kesel

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Jozef De Kesel (born 17 June 1947) 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.