Jozef De Kesel
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His Eminence Jozef De Kesel |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels Primate of Belgium |
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De Kesel at his elevation to the cardinalate at the consistory
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Appointed | 6 November 2015 |
| Installed | 12 December 2015 |
| Predecessor | André-Joseph Léonard |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo |
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| Ordination | 26 August 1972 by Leo-Karel Jozef De Kesel |
| Consecration | 26 May 2002 by Godfried Danneels |
| Created Cardinal | 19 November 2016 by Pope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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17 June 1947 Ghent, Belgium |
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| Alma mater |
Catholic University of Leuven Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | "Vobiscum Christianus" (With Christian) |
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Priestly ordination
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| Date of ordination | 26 August 1972 |
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Episcopal consecration
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| Principal consecrator | Godfried Daneels |
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Arthur Luysterman Rémy Victor Vancotten |
| Date of consecration | 26 May 2002 |
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Cardinalate
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| Elevated by | Pope Francis |
| Date of elevation | 19 November 2016 |
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Bishops consecrated by Jozef De Kesel as principal consecrator
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| Lode Aerts | 4 December 2016 |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Jozef De Kesel (born 17 June 1947) is a Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. He served previously as Bishop of Bruges since his installation on 10 July 2010 On 6 November 2015 Pope Francis named him to succeed André-Joseph Léonard as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium. He was installed at a Mass attended by the Belgian monarch on 12 December 2015.
De Kesel was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis in the consistory of 19 November 2016.
De Kesel was born in 1947 in Ghent. He entered the seminary in 1965, studied philosophy and theology at the seminary of Saint-Paul in Ghent and received his degree in Philosophy and Letters at the Catholic University of Leuven. From 1968 until 1972 he studied theology in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University, he gained first his license and then in 1977 his doctorate.
He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Ghent on 26 August 1972 by his uncle Leo, who served as auxiliary bishop of Ghent. While in Ghent he held the following positions: Professor of Religion at the College of Bishops Eeklo (1974–1980), Professor of Religion, Philosophical Anthropology and Contemporary Thought at the School of Social Gent (1977–1980), professor of fundamental theology and of dogmatic theology at the seminary of Ghent (1980–1996) and at the same time, Professor of Theology Higher Institute of Religious Sciences in Ghent, where he was also Dean, professor of Christology at the Catholic University of Louvain (1989–1992), responsible for the formation of pastoral workers in Ghent (1983–2002), episcopal vicar for theological training and pastoral in the diocese of Ghent (1992–2002).
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