Adrianus Johannes Simonis

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His Eminence Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus of Utrecht Primate Emeritus of the Netherlands
Simonis in 1982
See	Utrecht
Installed	3 December 1983
Term ended	14 April 2007
Predecessor	Johannes Willebrands
Successor	Wim Eijk
Other post(s)	Cardinal Priest of San Clemente
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Rotterdam (1970–1983)
Orders
Ordination	15 June 1957 by Martien Antoon Jansen
Consecration	20 March 1971 by Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
Created cardinal	25 May 1985 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	(1931-11-26)26 November 1931 Lisse, Netherlands
Died	2 September 2020(2020-09-02) (aged 88) Voorhout, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Ut cognoscant te ('So that they may know you')

Styles of Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Utrecht

Adrianus Johannes Simonis (26 November 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Dutch cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1983 to 2007, and was made a cardinal in 1985.