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Also known as Willem Jacobus Eijk

Catholic cardinal

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Wim Eijk is a male Norwegian pop musician. Born on June 22, 1953, he is associated with the country of Norway. His musical career is noted to have been active as of January 1, 2012.

Eijk has five recorded works. He is referenced by 329 other encyclopedia articles.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Norway
Active from
1981-03-21
pop

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Quotes

  • Secularization began with increasing prosperity. Prosperity leads to individualization, and individualization to secularization. In the Netherlands, this happened when prosperity increased at an unprecedented rate, [starting in 1965].

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Key facts

Church
Catholic
Archdiocese
Utrecht
Appointed
11 December 2007
Installed
26 January 2008
Predecessor
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Other posts
President of the Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands Cardinal-Priest of San Callisto (2012 ‍ – ‍ present)
Previous post
Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden (1999 ‍ – ‍ 2007)
Ordination
1 June 1985, by Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen
Consecration
6 November 1999, by Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Created cardinal
18 February 2012, by Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Willem Jacobus Eijk , ( 1953-06-22 ) 22 June 1953 (age 72) , Duivendrecht , Netherlands
Education
University of Amsterdam (Medicine) Rolduc (Seminary) Leiden University (MD, Medicine) Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (PhD, Philosophy) Pontifical Lateran University (Licentiate, Theology)
Motto
Noli Recusare Laborem , ( Latin for ' Do Not Reject the Work ' )

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Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk (born 22 June 1953) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his clerical career, he worked as a medical doctor; as a priest, he made medical ethics the focus of his academic studies. He has done his doctoral studies in medicine and philosophy, and also holds a licentiate in theology.

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