Jozef-Ernest van Roey | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen Primate of Belgium | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Mechelen |
In office | 12 March 1926 - 6 August 1961 |
Predecessor | Désiré-Joseph Mercier |
Successor | Leo Joseph Suenens |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Ara Coeli Military Apostolic Vicar of Belgium |
Orders | |
Ordination | 18 September 1897 |
Consecration | 25 April 1926 by Clemente Micara |
Created cardinal | 20 June 1927 by Pius XI |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 6 August 1961 Mechelen, Flanders, Belgium | (aged 87)
Buried | St. Rumbold's Cathedral |
Nationality | Belgian |
Styles of Jozef-Ernest van Roey | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Mechelen |
Jozef-Ernest van Roey (13 January 1874 – 6 August 1961) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1926 until his death. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1927. He was a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism in Belgium.[1]