Johannes Willebrands | |
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| Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht Primate Emeritus of the Netherlands | |
 The cardinal seen in 1982. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Utrecht |
| Province | Utrecht |
| See | Utrecht |
| Appointed | 6 December 1975 |
| Installed | 21 January 1976 |
| Term ended | 3 December 1983 |
| Predecessor | Bernardus Johannes Alfrink |
| Successor | Adrianus Johannes Simonis |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Sebastiano alle Catacombe (1975-2006) |
| Previous post(s) | Secretary of the Secretariat for Christian Unity (1960-69) Titular Bishop of Mauriana (1964-69) President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1969-89) Cardinal-Deacon of Santi Cosma e Damiano (1969-75) Military Vicar of the Netherlands (1975-82) President of the Dutch Episcopal Conference (1976-83) Camerlengo of the College of Cardinals (1988-95) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 May 1934 |
| Consecration | 4 June 1964 by Pope Paul VI |
| Created cardinal | 28 April 1969 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (1969-75) Cardinal-Priest (1975-2006) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands 4 September 1909 |
| Died | 1 August 2006 (aged 96) Saint Nicolaasstichting, Denekamp, Netherlands |
| Parents | Herman Petrus Willebrands Afra Kok |
| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
| Motto | Veritatem in caritate |
| Coat of arms |  |
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (4 September 1909 in Bovenkarspel, North Holland – 1 August 2006)[1] 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.