Adrianus Johannes Simonis
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His Eminence Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis (born November 26, 1931) is a Dutch prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He currently serves as Archbishop of Utrecht, having previously served as Bishop of Rotterdam from 1970 to 1983, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985.
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Born in Lisse, he was ordained to the priesthood on June 15, 1957.
He studied biblical exegesis in Rome between 1959 and 1966, and was named Bishop of Rotterdam on December 29, 1970. He devoted himself to promoting harmony and unity in his community and became Archbishop of Utrecht on December 3, 1983. A former president of the Dutch Bishops' Conference, Simonis was a major supporter of the Holy Father's trip to the Netherlands in 1985.
He was elevated to the College of Cardinals during the Consistory of May 25, 1985, with the Titulus S. Clementi, making him the seventh cardinal of the Dutch Church. He is a member of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, and of the Congregation for Catholic Education.
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Utrecht |
On November 13, 2006, Simonis handed in his letter of resignation to the Vatican on the eve of his 75th birthday.
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- Catholic-pages bio of Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis
| Preceded by Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands |
Archbishop of Utrecht 1983 – present |
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