What is Adrianus Johannes Simonis?
[[File:Bisschop Ad Simonis, Bestanddeelnr 931-2667.jpg|right|200px]] '''Adrianus Johannes Simonis''' (26 November 1931 &ndash; 2 September 2020) was a Dutch [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal of the Catholic Church]]. He was [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Archbishop of Utrecht]] from 1983 to 2007, and was elevated to the [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinalate]] in 1985. He was born in [[Lisse]], Netherlands. In 2010, Simonis was accused of protecting priests who were accused of [[molesting]] and sexually abusing minors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-12429539|title=Cardinal Ad Simonis accused of protecting abuser priest|date=11 February 2011|publisher=|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> Simonis died on 2 September 2020 in [[Voorhout]], Netherlands at the age of 88.<ref>[https://nos.nl/artikel/2346499-kardinaal-simonis-88-overleden.html Kardinaal Simonis (88) overleden] {{in lang|nl}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simonis, Adrianus Johannes}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Dutch Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]] {{bio-stub}}