Albert Houssiau Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
Albert Houssiau
Bishop Emeritus of Liège
See:Liège
Term:1986 - 2001
Predecessor:Guillaume-Marie van Zuylen
Successor:Aloys Jousten
Ordination:February 6, 1949
Consecration:May 18, 1986
Consecrated By:Godfried Card. Danneels
Rank:Bishop
Birth Date:2 November 1924
Religion:Roman Catholic

Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau (born 2 November 1924) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of Liège from 1986 to 2001.[1]

Houssiau was born in November 1924 and was ordained a priest on February 6, 1949. He was appointed bishop of Liège on March 17, 1986 by Pope John Paul II, and was consecrated on May 18, 1986. He held the post until his retirement on May 9, 2001.

At age, Houssiau is the oldest living Catholic bishop from Belgium.

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  1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bhoussiau.html Bishop Albert Houssiau