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Aloys Jousten
Belgian theologian and priest (1937–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aloys Jousten (2 November 1937 – 20 September 2021) was a bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Liège in Belgium.
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Diocese | Liège |
See | St Paul's Cathedral, Liège |
Appointed | 2001 |
Term ended | 2013 |
Predecessor | Albert Houssiau |
Successor | Jean-Pierre Delville |
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Ordination | 8 July 1962 |
Consecration | 3 June 2001 |
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Born | (1937-11-02)2 November 1937 Sankt-Vith, Belgium |
Died | 20 September 2021(2021-09-20) (aged 83) Cologne, Germany |
Nationality | Belgian |
Motto | Gaudium Domini fortitudo nostra (The joy of the Lord is our strength, Neh 8:10) |
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Jousten was born in Sankt-Vith on 2 November 1937, and ordained priest in Liège on 8 July 1962. He held the degree of Doctor of Theology. He was nominated as the 91st Bishop of Liège on 9 May 2001, and was consecrated on 4 June the same year.[1]
In 2009 he was named as a possible successor to Godfried Danneels as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels.[2] He proffered his resignation as bishop of Liège in November 2012, having reached the age of 75,[3] but agreed to remain as bishop until his successor was appointed.[4] He retired on 31 May 2013.[5]