Cardinals of Belgium

Belgium
Present Cardinals of Belgium (1)
2016Cardinal Jozef De Kesel (77)Cardinal Jozef De Kesel (77), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Giovanni e Paolo and Military Ordinary emeritus of Belgium (Belgium)
Living Cardinals born in Belgium (1)
2024Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. (61)Cardinal Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv. (61), Cardinal-Priest of S. Giovanna Antida Thouret, Archbishop of Tehran–Isfahan (Iran) and President of Iranian Episcopal Conference
Deceased Cardinals of Belgium (26)
2012Cardinal Julien Ries, former Priest of Namur († 2013)
2003Cardinal Gustaaf Joos, former Priest of Gent († 2004)
1994Cardinal Jan Pieter Schotte, C.I.C.M., former President of Labour Office of the Apostolic See († 2005)
1985Cardinal Jean Jérôme Hamer, O.P., former Prefect of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life († 1996)
1983Cardinal Godfried Danneels, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel († 2019)
1967Cardinal Maximilien de Fürstenberg, former Prefect of Sacred Congregation for the Oriental Churches († 1988)
1965Cardinal Josef-Léon Cardijn († 1967)
1962Cardinal Leo Jozef Suenens, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen–Brussel († 1996)
1927Cardinal Jozef-Ernest van Roey, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1961)
1907Cardinal Désiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1926)
1889Cardinal Pierre-Lambert Goossens, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1906)
1875Cardinal Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps, C.SS.R., former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1883)
1838Cardinal Engelbert Sterckx, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1867)
1778Cardinal Johann Heinrich von Frankenberg, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1804)
1743Cardinal Johann Theodor Herzog von Bayern (Jean-Théodore de Bavière), former Bishop of Liège († 1763)
1719Cardinal Thomas Philip Wallrad d’Hénin-Liétard d’Alsace-Boussu de Chimay, former Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen († 1759)
1686Cardinal Johannes Walter Sluse († 1687)
Cardinal Johannes von Goes († 1696)
1578Cardinal Gerard van Groesbeeck (Gérard de Grœsbeek), former Bishop of Liège († 1580)
1517Cardinal Guillaume de Croy († 1521)
1480Cardinal Ferry de Clugny, former Bishop of Tournai († 1483)
1342Cardinal Andrea Ghini Malpighi, former Bishop of Tournai († 1343)
1228Cardinal Jacques de Vitry, C.R.S.A., former Auxiliary Bishop of Liège († 1240)
1195Cardinal Simon de Limbourg, former Bishop of Liège († 1196)
1192Saint Cardinal Albert de Louvain, former Bishop of Liège († 1192)
1145Cardinal Gerardo (†)
Other Cardinals related to Belgium (24)
2015GermanyCardinal Karl-Josef Rauber († 2023)
1991Congo-KinshasaCardinal Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi, C.I.C.M. († 2007)
1969Congo-KinshasaCardinal Joseph Albert Malula († 1989)
ItalyCardinal Silvio Angelo Pio Oddi († 2001)
1962ItalyCardinal Efrem Forni († 1976)
1958ItalyCardinal Fernando Cento († 1973)
1946ItalyCardinal Clemente Micara († 1965)
1922ItalyCardinal Achille Locatelli († 1935)
1921ItalyCardinal Giovanni Tacci Porcelli († 1928)
1911ItalyCardinal Gennaro Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte († 1948)
ItalyCardinal Antonio Vico († 1929)
1907ItalyCardinal Benedetto Lorenzelli († 1915)
ItalyCardinal Aristide Rinaldini († 1920)
1887ItalyCardinal Serafino Vannutelli († 1915)
1875PolandCardinal Mieczysław Halka Ledóchowski († 1902)
1873ItalyCardinal Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano († 1913)
1761AustriaCardinal Christoph Anton von Migazzi von Waal und Sonnenthurn († 1803)
1753NetherlandsCardinal Luca Melchiore Tempi († 1762)
1587EnglandCardinal William Allen († 1594)
1561FranceCardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvella († 1586)
1520SpainCardinal Eberhard von der Mark (Erard de La Marck) († 1538)
1515EnglandCardinal Thomas Wolsey († 1530)
1356FranceCardinal Pierre de La Forêt († 1361)
1305FranceCardinal Étienne de Suisy († 1311)

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