Joris Geldhof is professor of liturgical studies and sacramental theology at Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, where he chairs the Liturgical Institute and serves as editor in chief of the bilingual journal Questions Liturgiques/Studies in Liturgy. His major research foci are liturgical theology, the Eucharist, and the place of worship in contemporary cultures. He was elected President of Societas Liturgica for 2017­ - 2019.