Lucas Van Looy
Lucas Van Looy | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Ghent | |
Van Looy with Nuncio Augustine Kasujja in 2017 | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Ghent |
| See | Ghent |
| Appointed | 19 December 2003 |
| Installed | 1 February 2004 |
| Term ended | 27 November 2019 |
| Predecessor | Arthur Luysterman |
| Successor | Lode Van Hecke |
| Previous post(s) | Apostolic Administrator of Ghent (2019-20) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 September 1970 by Paul Constant Schoenmaekers |
| Consecration | 1 February 2004 by Godfried Danneels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1941 |
| Motto | In nomine Patris ("In the name of the Father") |
| Coat of arms | |
Lucas Van Looy S.D.B. (born 28 September 1941) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Ghent from 2004 to 2019. He worked as a missionary in South Korea for more than a decade and held leadership positions with the Salesians from 1984 to 2003.
Although Pope Francis planned to make him a cardinal in August 2022, he agreed not to at Van Looy's request.