Archbishop of Brussels-Mechelen
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The Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel also known as Malines-Brussels[1] is the primate of Belgium.[2] The position is currently held by Cardinal Godfried Danneels.
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[edit] Archbishops of Mechelen
- Antoine Perrenot de Granvella (1561-1582)
- Joannes Hauchin (1583-1589)
- Mathias Hovius (1596-1620)
- Jacobus Boonen (1621-1655)
- Andreas Cruesen (1657-1666)
- Joannes Wachtendonck (1667-1668)
- Alphonse de Berghes (1670-1689)
- Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano (1690-1711)
- Thomas-Philippus of Alsace (1715-1759)
- Joannes-Henricus de Franckenberg (1759-1801)
- Jean-Armand de Bessuéjouls Roquelaure (1802-1809)
- François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux (1817-1831)
- Engelbert Sterckx (1832-1867)
- Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps (1867-1883)
- Pierre-Lambert Goosens (1884-1906)
- Desiré-Félicien-François-Joseph Mercier (1906-1926)
- Jozef-Ernest van Roey (1926-1961)
[edit] Archbishops of Brussels-Mechelen
- Leo Joseph Suenens (1962-1980)
- Godfried Danneels (1980- present)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel - Malines-Brussels from catholic-hierarchy.org
- ^ (Dutch) Official Site
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