Jean Jadot (bishop)
Jean Jadot (born November 23, 1909 in Brussels , Belgium , † January 21, 2009 in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe , Belgium) was a Curia Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church .
Life
Jean Jadot, from a well-known Belgian noble family, studied at the Catholic University of Leuven . At 21, he was there with a philosophical work on the mindset of Alfred Edward Taylor magna cum laude doctorate . He was ordained a priest on February 11, 1934 . From 1934 to 1940 he was a pastor in Brussels, from 1939 to 1952 he was active as a chaplain in youth work and in military chaplaincy. From 1952 to 1960 he was a military pastor in the Belgian Congo, from 1960 to 1968 director of the Belgian work for the propagation of the faith .
In 1968 he was by Paul VI. Appointed Titular Archbishop of Zuri and Apostolic Delegate in Laos , Singapore and Malaysia . The episcopal ordination donated him on May 1, 1968 Léon-Joseph Cardinal Suenens ; Co- consecrators were the Curia Bishop Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi and the Bishop of Namur, André Marie Charue .
In 1969 he became Apostolic Pro-Nuncio in Thailand . In 1971 he was appointed delegate in Equatorial Guinea and pro-nuncio in Gabon and Cameroon . In 1973 Paul VI appointed him. Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington, DC and Apostolic Delegate of the United States of America . In 1980 he was installed in the Roman Curia by Pope John Paul II and appointed President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians . His resignation was granted in 1984 by John Paul II.
Act
His work was shaped by Jacques Leclercq and the Benedictine ecumenist Lambert Beauduin OSB.
Jean Jadot was instrumental in building the Roman Catholic Church in the United States . During his tenure as Vice-Vatican, 103 new bishops and 15 new archbishops were appointed. He was particularly venerated by the progressive-minded American Catholics in the period after the Second Vatican Council ; the bishops appointed by the Pope on his work were nicknamed "Jadot boys".
Jadot was an honorary canon of St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen . In 2006 he was awarded the " Hans Küng Rights of Catholics in the Church Award".
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "Jadot RIP" , whispers in the loggia, accessed on January 21, 2009
- ↑ "Cleric who shaped US 'pastoral church' dead at 99" ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , National Catholic Reporter, Jan. 21, 2009
- ^ "Honoring Archbishop Jean Jadot," Association for the Rights of Catholics in the Church ARCC, Jan. 1, 2007
Web links
- Entry for Jean Jadot on catholic-hierarchy.org
- "Honoring Archbishop Jean Jadot" (English)
- "Still Proud Of Bishops He Gave US" , The Wanderer, September 26, 2002 by Paul Likoudis (English)
- The Archbishop Jean Jadot Nostra Aetate Chair for the Study of Religion and Values in Society (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Sergio Cardinal Pignedoli |
President of the Secretariat for Non-Christians 1980–1984 |
Francis Cardinal Arinze |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jadot, Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman, Roman Catholic Curia Archbishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels , Belgium |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 2009 |
| Place of death | Sint-Pieters-Woluwe , Belgium |