Johannes de Jong
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Johannes Cardinal de Jong (Ameland, 10 September 1885 - Amersfoort 8 September 1955) was a Dutch clergyman.
Born in Nes, a village on the island of Ameland and when was nineteen years old entered in the seminary of Rijsenburg and in 15 August 1908 was ordained Priest. From 1908 to 1912 he attended the Pontifical Gregorian University and the Pontifical Roman Academy of Saint Thomas Aquinas, both in Rome. From 1914 to 1931 he was faculty member of the seminary of Rijsenburg and from 1931 to 1935 rector of the same. He was also canon of the cathedral chapter of Utrecht, from 1933 to 1935.
On 3 August 1935 he was elected Titular Archbishop of Rhusium and appointed Coadjutor of Utrecht, with right of succession. Consecrated in 12 September 1935, by Petrus Hopmans, bishop of Breda. On 6 February 1936 died the Archbishop Jansen and he succeeded to the metropolitan see of Utrecht.
During the Second World War Archbishop de Jong was one of the major leaders against the Nazi occupation of Netherlands. In the Consistory of 18 February 1946 was created Cardinal Priest from Pope Pius XII, who assigned him the Title of San Clemente. In 1951 he left the administration of the archdiocese to the Coadjutor Archbishop Bernardus Johannes Alfrink and then died in 8 September 1955.
| Preceded by: Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen |
Archbishop of Utrecht 1936 – 1955 |
Succeeded by: Bernardus Johannes Alfrink |
