Leo Joseph Suenens Cleric

Leo Jozef Suenens (16 July 1904 – 6 May 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel from 1961 to 1979, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962.Suenens was a leading voice at the Second Vatican Council and advocated aggiornamento in the Church.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 16, 1904
Birth place
Ixelles
Date of deathMay 06, 1996
Place of death
Brussels

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Leo Joseph Suenens on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsuenens.html
  2. http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-s.htm#Suenens
  3. http://www.legionofmary.org/WhyLOM.html
  4. http://www.suenens.org