Gerard Philips
Contenu
Name
Gerard Philips
Given name
Gerard
Family name
Philips
One-line bio
Gerard Philips was a collaborator of Cardijn and the JOC from the early 1930s onwards. At Vatican II, he was the principal drafter of the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen Gentium and collaborated extensively on Gaudium et Spes and other conciliar documents.
Country of origin
Geographic area
Limburg
Birth date
April 29, 1899
Birth place
Sint Trond, Belgium
Death date
July 14, 1972
Death place
Kessel-lo
Movement
Flemish Student Catholic Action (KSA)
Life events
Ordination: 22 December 1922
Professor of philosophy, Minor Seminary, Saint-Trond: 1925-27
Professor of dogmatic philosophy, Major Seminary, Liège 1927-1944
Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Louvain, 1944-1969
Chaplain, Catholic Students Action (KSA) and Women's Catholic Action 1935, 1938
1953-1968: Coopted senator, Belgian Parliament
Keynote speaker, 2nd World Congress on Lay Apostolate, 1957
Adjunct secretary, Theological Commission, Vatican II
Professor of philosophy, Minor Seminary, Saint-Trond: 1925-27
Professor of dogmatic philosophy, Major Seminary, Liège 1927-1944
Professor, Faculty of Theology, University of Louvain, 1944-1969
Chaplain, Catholic Students Action (KSA) and Women's Catholic Action 1935, 1938
1953-1968: Coopted senator, Belgian Parliament
Keynote speaker, 2nd World Congress on Lay Apostolate, 1957
Adjunct secretary, Theological Commission, Vatican II