Adrianus Johannes Simonis

Adrianus Johannes Simonis 1971

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Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis (born November 26, 1931 in Lisse , Netherlands ) is emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht .

Life

Adrianus Johannes Simonis is the oldest of eleven children of a dentist. He studied in Hageveld and Warmond trays Catholic theology and philosophy . On June 15, 1957, he received the sacrament of ordination and then worked as a pastor in two parishes. From 1966 to 1969, he specialized in Rome specialist exegesis of the New Testament .

On December 29, 1970 Pope Paul VI appointed him . to the Bishop of Rotterdam . He was ordained bishop on March 20, 1971 by Martinus Jansen , his predecessor in the episcopate; Co- consecrators were Pieter Jan Antoon Moors , Bishop Emeritus of Roermond , and Johannes Bluyssen , Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch . His motto is Ut cognoscant te ("So that they can recognize you").

On June 27, 1983, Simonis was first coadjutor archbishop and in the same year, on December 3, archbishop of Utrecht. He led the Dutch Bishops' Conference for more than twenty years . On May 25, 1985, Pope John Paul II accepted him as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Clemente in the college of cardinals .

Cardinal Simonis was a participant in the 2005 conclave , in which Benedict XVI. was chosen. On April 14, 2007, he accepted the resignation request that Simonis had submitted because of reaching the age limit. Until the enthronement of his successor Willem Jacobus Eijk , who was appointed on December 11, 2007, he headed the archdiocese as Apostolic Administrator .

honors and awards

2013: Admission to the Brotherhood of Santa Maria dell'Anima ("Anima Brotherhood")

Web links

Commons : Ad Simonis - collection of images, videos and audio files

Simonis, Adrianus Johannes. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed March 31, 2017.
Entry on Adrianus Johannes Simonis on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 31, 2017.
Literature by and about Adrianus Johannes Simonis in the catalog of the German National Library

Individual evidence

^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Utrecht (Paesi Bassi). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 14, 2007, accessed November 11, 2015 (Italian).

predecessor	Office	successor
Martinus Jansen (nl)	Bishop of Rotterdam 1970–1983	Ronald Philippe Bear OSB
Johannes Cardinal Willebrands	Archbishop of Utrecht 1983-2007	Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk

personal data
SURNAME	Simonis, Adrianus Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Simonis, Adrianus Johannes Cardinal (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dutch cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht
DATE OF BIRTH	November 26, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lisse , Netherlands

[1] Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo di Utrecht (Paesi Bassi). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , April 14, 2007, accessed November 11, 2015 (Italian).