Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels Primate Emeritus of Belgium
Church
Catholic Church
Archdiocese
Mechelen-Brussels
See
Mechelen-Brussels
Appointed
24 November 1961
Term ended
4 October 1979
Predecessor
Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Successor
Godfried Danneels
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Priest of San Pietro in Vincoli (1962-96)
Orders
Ordination
4 September 1927 by Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Consecration
16 December 1945 by Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Created cardinal
19 March 1962 by Pope John XXIII
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Leo Jozef Suenens
(1904-07-16)16 July 1904
Ixelles, Kingdom of Belgium
Died
6 May 1996(1996-05-06) (aged 91) Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium
Parents
Jean-Baptiste Suenens Jeanne Janssens
Previous post(s)
Titular Bishop of Isinda (1945-61) Auxiliary Bishop of Mechelen (1945-61) President of the Belgian Episcopal Conference (1961-79) Military Vicar of Belgium (1962-79)
Alma mater
Pontifical Gregorian University
Motto
In Spiritu Sancto
Coat of arms
Leo Jozef Suenens (/ˈsuːnɛns/SOO-nens) (16 July 1904 – 6 May 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels from 1961 to 1979, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.
Suenens was a leading voice at the Second Vatican Council advocating for reform in the Church.
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experiences, and expressing the "gifts of the Holy Spirit". Cardinal Leo Jozef Suenens described charismatic renewal as: "not a specific Movement; the Renewal...
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