Description
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity from 1969 to 1989, and Archbishop of Utrecht from 1975 to 1983. Elevated to the cardinalate in 1969, Willebrands was central to the increased ecumenism of the Church in the second half of the 20th century, and was considered papabile at the two conclaves held in 1978.
Born
September 4th, 1909 in Bovenkarspel / Died: Aug 1st, 2006 - at the age of 96
Last Changes
2006/08/03
The celebrity has been marked as passed away
2005/06/13
New Address: Available to members only
2005/06/13
Celebrity has been added to our listings