Aloys Jousten (2 November 1937 – 20 September 2021) was a bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Liège in Belgium.
Aloys Jousten | |
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 Jousten in 2006 | |
| Diocese | Liège |
| See | St Paul's Cathedral, Liège |
| Appointed | 2001 |
| Term ended | 2013 |
| Predecessor | Albert Houssiau |
| Successor | Jean-Pierre Delville |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 July 1962 |
| Consecration | 3 June 2001 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 November 1937 Sankt-Vith, Belgium |
| Died | 20 September 2021 (aged 83) Cologne, Germany |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Motto | Gaudium Domini fortitudo nostra (The joy of the Lord is our strength, Neh 8:10) |
| Coat of arms |  |
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]
References
edit- ^ "Evêque du plus ancien diocèse de Belgique". cath.ch (in French). 4 June 2001.
- ^ J Rosquin (10 December 2009). "Franstalig België ziet Jousten opvolger van Danneels worden". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch).
- ^ "L'évêque de Liège Aloys Jousten présente sa démission". rtl.be (in French). RTL. 6 November 2012.
- ^ "La succession d'Aloys Jousten est ouverte". L'Avenir (in French). 14 December 2012.
- ^ "Les évêques émérites de Liège". evechedeliege.be (in French). Diocese of Liège. 2020.
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