Wim Eijk

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wim Eijk
Occupation	Theologian
Date Of Birth	Jun 22, 1953(1953-06-22)
Age	71
Birthplace	Duivendrecht
Country	Netherlands
Horoscope	Gemini

Wim Eijk Biography

Wim Eijk is one of the most popular and richest Theologian who was born on June 22, 1953 in Duivendrecht, Netherlands. Willem Jacobus Eijk was born on June 22, 1953, at Duivendrecht, North Holland, Netherlands. Eijk trained in medicine in the University of Amsterdam and received his degree in the year 1978. Between 1978 and 1979, He was a doctor with a specialization on internal medical issues. He was a priest in the Seminary of Rolduc at Kerkrade. Since 1979, he has combined his theological training with the research of ethical issues in medical practice through Leiden University. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1985, and inducted into the Diocese of Roermond. He then began his work as an assistant curate in the parish of St. Anthony of Padua in Venlo Blerick.

In 2001, Wim Eijk was diagnosed with an intradural hematoma, that he completely recovered from.

On 11 December 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Eijk the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht On 26 January 2008 he was installed in St. Catharine’s Cathedral in Utrecht. He is the 70th successor of Saint Willibrord (658–739) as head of that see.

In May 2008 Pope Benedict appointed Eijk a member of the Congregation for the Clergy.

Eijk was appointed Bishop of Groningen and Leuwarden on July 17, 1999. He was officially ordained a bishop on the 6th of November. The motto he chose was Noli recusare laborem (“Do not resent this work”) which is derived from the final phrase from Martin of Tours. As bishop, he limited the participation of the laity in church services compared to the past practices.

Wim Eijk Net Worth

Wim Eijk is one of the richest Theologian from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wim Eijk 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Willem Jacobus “Wim” Eijk (born 22 June 1953) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church as well as being a cardinal since the year 2012. He is archbishop-elect of the metropolitan region of Utrecht since 2007. He was the Bishop of Groningen and Leuwarden from 1999 until 2012. Prior to his clerical position, the doctor he worked for was a doctor and a priest. As a priest, he set medical ethics at the forefront of his studies.

In 1987, he was awarded an MD from The University of Leiden, with an essay on the practice of euthanasia. In 1990, he received an Ph.D. in the field of philosophy from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) with the title the ethical issues of genetic engineering in human beings. Eijk also received his master’s degree as well as a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. In addition, he was a professor of moral theology in the Seminary of Rolduc. In 1997, Eijk taught moral theology at the the pontifical Faculty of Theology in Lugano, Switzerland. From 1997 until 1999, he was an active part of the International Theological Commission.

Pope John Paul II named him a member of the Pontifical Academy for Life on 4 August 2004 and a member of its governing council on 23 March 2005.

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As Archbishop of Utrecht, he has recommended a restructuring of the diocese’s 326 parishes into 48 territories, following a pattern throughout Europe in the face of shrinking church attendance. He has insisted of that plan despite some popular resistance. He said: “When I spoke to the pope, I warned that old church structures wouldn’t exist by the time I retired — and that by 2025 two- thirds of our churches would have been withdrawn from divine worship.

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Wim Ranked on the list of most popular Theologian. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Wim Eijk celebrates birthday on June 22 of every year.

In 2015 Eijk was elected to represent the Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands at the Synod Bishops on the Family in October. In advance of the Synod he published an essay stating that couples entering into a civil remarriage without having received annulments of earlier marriages represent “a form of structured and institutionalized adultery.” Following the synod, he became a critic of Pope Francis’ Amoris laetitia. In 2018, he 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.