1 August 2006(2006-08-01) (aged 96) Saint Nicolaasstichting, Denekamp, Netherlands
Parents
Herman Petrus Willebrands Afra Kok
Previous post(s)
Secretary of the Secretariat for Christian Unity (1960-69) Titular Bishop of Mauriana (1964-69) President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1969-89) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-75) Military Vicar of the Netherlands (1975-82) President of the Dutch Episcopal Conference (1976-83) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1988-95)
Alma mater
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Motto
Veritatem in caritate
Coat of arms
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (4 September 1909 in Bovenkarspel, North Holland – 1 August 2006)[1] was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1969 to 1989, and Archbishop of Utrecht from 1975 to 1983. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1969, Willebrands was central to the increased ecumenism of the Church in the second half of the 20th century, and was considered papabile at the two conclaves held in 1978.
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June 1960 Term ended 16 November 1968 Predecessor None Successor JohannesWillebrands Other post(s) Cardinal–Deacon of San Saba Orders Ordination 25 August...
September 1975 – 8 April 1984 Succeeded by Jean Jérôme Hamer Preceded by JohannesWillebrands Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano 24 May 1976 – 22 June 1987...
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