Background
Schotte, Jan Peter Cardinal was born on April 29, 1928 in Beveren-Waregem, Belgium. Son of Marcel Schotte and Rhea Duhou.
Schotte, Jan Peter Cardinal was born on April 29, 1928 in Beveren-Waregem, Belgium. Son of Marcel Schotte and Rhea Duhou.
Degree, Sacred Heart Diocesan College, Waregem. Congregation Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scheut-Brussels and Katholieke University, Leuven. Juris Doctor (honorary), Catholic University, Fu Jen, Taipei, Taiwan, 1996.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Christendom College.
Assistant professor canon law Catholic University, Leuven, 1955-1962. Rector I.H.M. Seminary Catholic University American, Washington, 1963-1966. Secretary general Congregation Immaculate Heart Mary, Rome, 1967-1972.
Attaché International Organizations Secretaries State, Vatican City, 1972-1980. Vice president Pontifical Committee Justice and Peace, 1980-1985. Secretary general World Synod Bishops, 1985—2004.
Member pontifical committee Catechism Catholic Church, 1986-1992. President labor office Apostolic See, Vatican, 1989-2005. Counsellor pontifical committee Latin American, 1989-2005.
Member Congregation Bishops, 1985-2005. Member joint working group Holy See-WCC, 1983-1998. Member Interdisciplinary Committee Universal Catechism, 1992-2005.
Member Congregation for Evangelization of Peoples, 1995-2005. Titular Bishop Silli, 1984. Archbishop, 1985; created cardinal, 1994.
Member Supreme Tribunal Apostolic Signatura, 1997-2005, Supreme Court Appeal of Vatican City State, 1998-2005, member governing commission Vatican City State, 1998-2005. Member administration patrimony Apostolic See, 1998-2005.