Lucas Van Looy | |
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Bishop Emeritus of Ghent | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Diocese | Ghent |
See | Ghent |
Appointed | 19 December 2003 |
Installed | 1 February 2004 |
Term ended | 27 November 2019 |
Predecessor | Arthur Luysterman |
Successor | Lode Van Hecke |
Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Ghent (2019-20) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 12 September 1970 by Paul Constant Schoenmaekers |
Consecration | 1 February 2004 by Godfried Danneels |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Motto | In nomine Patris ("In the name of the Father") |
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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.