Gustaaf Joos


Gustaaf Joos
Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Appointed21 October 2003
Installed22 February 2004
Term ended2 November 2004
PredecessorPietro Palazzini
SuccessorAgostino Vallini
Previous post(s)Titular Archbishop of Ypres (2003)
Orders
Ordination28 April 1946
Consecration11 October 2003
by Arthur Luysterman
Created cardinal21 October 2003
by Pope John Paul II
RankCardinal-deacon
Personal details
Born
Gustaaf Joos

5 July 1923
Died2 November 2004(2004-11-02) (aged 81)
Oosterzele, East Flanders, Belgium
Alma materPontifical Gregorian University
MottoDiliges Deum

Gustaaf Joos (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣystaːf ˈjoːs]; 5 July 1923 – 2 November 2004) was a prelate of the Diocese of Ghent, who was elevated to the Catholic College of Cardinals on 21 October 2003 by Pope John Paul II.