Archbishop François Buisseret †

Deceased

Archbishop of Cambrai, France

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
Sep 1549³		Born
3 Dec 1601	52.2	Appointed	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
10 Feb 1602	52.4	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Namur {Namen}, Belgium
9 Feb 1615	65.4	Appointed	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
24 Mar 1615	65.5	Installed	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
2 May 1615	65.6	Died	Archbishop of Cambrai, France

Note(s): ³ Day Uncertain

MicroData Summary
François Buisseret
Archbishop François Buisseret
(born Sep 1549, died 2 May 1615)
Archbishop of Cambrai

Event Place
Birth Place Mons

a bishop for 13.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Guillaume de Berghes †
Archbishop of Cambrai
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Louis Michel d’Esne †
Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}
Bishop Jean du Ploich †
Bishop of Arras

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Archbishop Guillaume de Berghes † (1598)
Archbishop of Cambrai
Archbishop Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) † (1596)
Archbishop of Mechelen
Bishop Pierre Simons † (1585)
Bishop of Ypres (Ieper)
Bishop Maximilien Morillon † (1583)
Bishop of Tournai {Doornik}
Archbishop Louis de Berlaymont † (1571)
Archbishop of Cambrai
Bishop François Sonnius (Van de Velde) † (1562)
Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
Antoine Cardinal Perrenot de Granvella † (1542)
Archbishop of Mechelen
Juan Cardinal Pardo de Tavera †
Archbishop of Toledo

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean Le Mire (Miraeus) † (1604)
Bishop Karel Maes † (1607)

External Link(s):

VIAF: 49222568
WikiData: Q3084126

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 251, and Page 131
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1602, Number 2

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