“the clear doctrine and practice of the Church”
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #quote
Figure timeline
Wim Eijk
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. 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 philosoph…
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
science · Dutch Catholic prelate (born 1953) · theologian · physician · professor · Latin Catholic priest · Catholic bishop · also Wim Eijk, Willem Jacobus Eijk, Eijk
Born 22 June 1953 · Q45176
19 published statements · 0 followers
See & hear
Photos & media
3 photos
Media from Wikimedia Commons, hotlinked at the source under its own licence — see each file for author and terms.
Live now
In the news
Pulling headlines from trusted outlets — this usually takes a few seconds
Checking the wires…
Feed scan
These are live links, not archived citations — they only join the timeline once a collect run verifies and archives them.
Live pulse
Recent highlights
Most recent outstanding titles, awards, and quotes
- Quote
- Milestone
2026· 1 entry
2022· 1 entry
Eijk published a book De band van de liefde: Katholieke huwelijksmoraal en seksuele ethiek (The Bond of Love: Catholic Marital Morality and Sexual Ethics), a work presenting the Catholic view that sexual activity within
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2018· 1 entry
Said the document had "caused doubt to be sown" and said Francis should state more clearly that marriage is "one and unbreakable" and that a Catholic who remarries after divorce must be denied Communion
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2015· 1 entry
Eijk was elected to represent the Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands at the Synod of Bishops on the Family in October
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
2012· 1 entry
Career landmark: cardinal priest (2012).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
2007· 1 entry
Career landmark: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht (2007).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: Roman Catholic Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden (2005–2007).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
2001· 1 entry
Wim Eijk suffered from a subdural hematoma from which he fully recovered
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1999· 1 entry
Career landmark: Roman Catholic Bishop of Groningen (1999–2005).
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #milestone
1993· 2 entries
“The State is making more and more decisions about fundamental rights. It is now the State that replaces God, e.g. in the legalization and widespread use of abortion.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
“(About the Council of Trent) Roman Catholic Church’s ability to purify itself [with the] guidance of the Holy Spirit. When all the decrees (of the Council) were implemented, order was restored to the Church.”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #undated
- #lang:en
1990· 1 entry
Completed a PhD in philosophy at the Pontifical University of St
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1987· 1 entry
Earned a doctorate in medicine from the University of Leiden, with a dissertation about euthanasia
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1985· 2 entries
But allegedly Eijk blocked the formal invitation, afraid that there would not be enough enthusiastic Dutch followers to give the Pope a worthy welcome
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
And was incardinated in the Diocese of Roermond
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1979· 1 entry
Combined his theological formation with the study of medical ethics at Leiden University
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1978· 1 entry
And 1979 he worked as a doctor specializing in internal medicine
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikipedia
- #event
1965· 1 entry
“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].”
- #wikiquote
- #saying
- #lang:en
1953· 1 entry
Born 1953-06-22.
Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- #wikidata
- #birth