Archbishop Henri-François van der Burch †

Deceased

Archbishop of Cambrai, France

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
26 Jul 1567		Born
19 Dec 1592	25.3	Ordained Priest	Priest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
15 Jun 1612	44.8	Selected	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
1 Oct 1612	45.1	Confirmed	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
17 Feb 1613	45.5	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, Belgium
2 May 1616	48.7	Appointed	Archbishop of Cambrai, France
23 May 1644	76.8	Died	Archbishop of Cambrai, France

MicroData Summary
Henri-François van der Burch
Archbishop Henri-François van der Burch
(born 26 Jul 1567, died 23 May 1644)
Archbishop of Cambrai

Event Place
Birth Place Gand

a priest for 51.4 years
a bishop for 31.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) †
Archbishop of Mechelen
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Karel-Filips de Rodoan †
Bishop of Brugge {Bruges}
Bishop Jean Vischer †
Bishop of Ypres (Ieper)

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

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 Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean Dauvin † (1615)
Bishop Paul Boudot † (1619)
Bishop Engelbert des Bois † (1630)
Bishop Christophe de Morlet † (1632)
Bishop Christophe de France † (1635)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Antoine de Hennin † (1614)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/119126
VIAF: 23572007
WikiData: Q15973088

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 131, and Page 193
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1613, Number 4

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