Leo Joseph Suenens, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leo Joseph Suenens

Roman Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 16-Jul-1904

Place of Birth: Ixelles, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 06-May-1996

Profession: writer, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Leo Jozef Suenens ( SOO-nens) (16 July 1904 – 6 May 1996) was a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
He served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel from 1961 to 1979, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1962. Suenens was a leading voice at the Second Vatican Council and advocated aggiornamento in the Church.