Godfried Danneels

His Eminence Godfried Danneels
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussels
Archdiocese	Mechelen-Brussels
Province	Mechelen-Brussels
See	St. Rumbold's Cathedral, St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral, Santa Anastasia al Palatino
Appointed	19 December 1979
Term ended	18 January 2010
Predecessor	Leo Joseph Suenens
Successor	André-Joseph Léonard
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant'Anastasia al Palatino
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Antwerp (1977–1979) Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium (1980–2010)
Orders
Ordination	17 August 1957 by Emiel-Jozef De Smedt
Consecration	18 December 1977 by Leo Jozef Suenens
Created cardinal	2 February 1983 by Pope John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Godfried Maria Jules Danneels (1933-06-04)4 June 1933 Kanegem, Tielt, Kingdom of Belgium
Died	14 March 2019(2019-03-14) (aged 85) Mechelen, Kingdom of Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Theologian
Alma mater	Catholic University of Leuven, Pontifical Gregorian University
Coat of arms

Styles of Godfried Danneels
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Mechelen-Brussels

Godfried Maria Jules Danneels (4 June 1933 – 14 March 2019) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and the chairman of the Episcopal Conference of Belgium from 1979 to 2010. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.