Lucas Van Looy


Lucas Van Looy

Bishop Emeritus of Ghent
Van Looy with Nuncio Augustine Kasujja in 2017
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseGhent
SeeGhent
Appointed19 December 2003
Installed1 February 2004
Term ended27 November 2019
PredecessorArthur Luysterman
SuccessorLode Van Hecke
Previous post(s)Apostolic Administrator of Ghent (2019-20)
Orders
Ordination12 September 1970
by Paul Constant Schoenmaekers
Consecration1 February 2004
by Godfried Danneels
Personal details
Born (1941-09-28) 28 September 1941 (age 83)
MottoIn nomine Patris
("In the name of the Father")
Coat of armsLucas Van Looy's coat of arms

Lucas Van Looy S.D.B. (born 28 September 1941) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Ghent from 2004 to 2019. He worked as a missionary in South Korea for more than a decade and held leadership positions with the Salesians from 1984 to 2003.

Although Pope Francis planned to make him a cardinal in August 2022, he agreed not to at Van Looy's request.