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Order in College: |
Cardinal Priest |
| With Title:
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S. Clemente |
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Native Country: |
Netherlands |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 25 May 1985 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Archbishop of Utrecht |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
26 November 2011 |
Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis was born in Lisse, Netherlands, on November 26, 1931. He was ordained a priest on June 15, 1957. On March 20, 1971, he was ordained bishop of Rotterdam. He became coadjutor archbishop of Utrecht on June 27, 1983, and succeeded to that see on December 3 of that year. On May 25, 1985, he was created a cardinal. His titular church is St. Clement. He continues to serve as Archbishop of Utrecht. In the Roman Curia, he serves in the Congregation for Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, the Congregation for Catholic Education, and the Council for Christian Unity. |
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