Jean Jadot
| Jean Jadot | |
|---|---|
| Titular Archbishop of Zuri | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Titular See of Zuri |
| In office | 1968 - 2009 |
| Predecessor | Auguste-Callixte-Jean Bonnabel |
| Successor | Guerino Di Tora |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 11 February 1934 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 November 1909 Brussels, Belgium 
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| Died | 21 January 2009 (aged 99) |
| Previous post | Priest |
Jean Jadot (23 November 1909 – 21 January 2009) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as apostolic delegate to the United States from 1973 to 1980, and President of the Secretariat of Non-Christians from 1980 to 1984.
Jean Jadot was born in Brussels. He was born to a well-known family, and his father, Lambert, was a noted electrical engineer who worked around the world, including China and the Congo. In 1926, he entered the Catholic University of Leuven, from where he obtained his doctorate in philosophy magna cum laude in 1930. His thesis was on the work of Alfred Edward Taylor.
Jadot, despite his father's opposition, then entered the seminary of the Archdiocese of Mechelen, and was ordained to the priesthood by Jozef-Ernest Cardinal van Roey on 11 February 1934.
On 23 February 1968, he was appointed titular archbishop of Zuri as well as the apostolic delegate to Laos, Singapore and Malaysia. He was consecrated by Leo Cardinal Suenens on 1 May 1968.
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