Wim Eijk
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 72 |
| Date of birth | June 22,1953 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Duivendrecht |
| Netherlands | |
| Predecessor | Adrianus Johannes Simonis |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht |
| Ordination | June 1, 1985 |
| Consecration | November 6, 1999 |
| Education | Leiden University |
| Pontifical Lateran University | |
| Angelicum Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas | |
| University of Amsterdam | |
| Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas - Angelicum | |
| Creat cardin | 18 February 2012; by Benedict XVI |
| Ordin | 1 June 1985; by Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen |
| Other post | Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands |
| San Callisto | |
| Previous post | Groningen-Leeuwarden |
| Books | God is Alive in Holland |
| Archdioces | Archdiocese of Utrecht |
| Church | Catholic |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1388334 |
Wim Eijk Life story
Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk 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.