Bishop Nicolas Zoes (Zoesius) †

Deceased

Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
5 Aug 1564		Born
2 Dec 1590	26.3	Ordained Priest	Priest
30 Mar 1615	50.6	Appointed	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
10 May 1615	50.7	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands
22 Aug 1625	61.0	Died	Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc), Netherlands

MicroData Summary
Nicolas Zoes (Zoesius)
Bishop Nicolas Zoes (Zoesius)
(born 5 Aug 1564, died 22 Aug 1625)
Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)

Event Place
Birth Place Amersfoort

a priest for 34.7 years
a bishop for 10.2 years

Principal Consecrator:
Archbishop Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) †
Archbishop of Mechelen
Principal Co-Consecrators:
Bishop Jean Marie Malderus (van Malderen) †
Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
Bishop Jacques van den Borgh †
Bishop of Roermond

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 Co-Consecrator of:
Bishop Jean Dauvin † (1615)
Archbishop Jacques Boonen † (1617)

External Link(s):

Vatican Library: 495/228301
VIAF: 304916857
WikiData: Q2786791

Source(s):

b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 125
b/c2+: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1615, Number 14

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