Gustaaf Joos

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GUSTAAF JOOS

Born : July 5, 1923 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Deceased : November 2, 2004 in Landskouter, Belgium

Cardinal: October 21, 2003
Titular Archbishop of Ieper, October 11, 2003

Arms of Gustaaf Joos

Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The Heart symbolises the Patron of the Cardinal St August. The Pilers is the Tool of Martyrdom of St Agatha. The Pile shows the Arms of Pope St Johannes Paulus II, a personal friend of the Cardinal. It was also he that elevated Joos to the Cardinalate.