Jozef De Kesel (born 17 June 1947) is a Belgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been appointed Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. He served previously as Bishop of Bruges since his installation on 10 July 2010 On 6 November 2015 Pope Francis named him to succeed André-Joseph Léonard as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels and Primate of Belgium. He was consecrated at a Mass attended by the Belgian monarch on 12 December 2015.