| Jacobus Boonen | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mechelen | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen |
| See | St. Rumbold's Cathedral |
| Enthroned | 19 December 1979 |
| Reign ended | 18 January 2010 |
| Predecessor | Mathias Hovius |
| Successor | Andreas Creusen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1607 |
| Consecration | 26 November 1620 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1573 Antwerp |
| Died | 30 June 1655 Brussels |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
Jacobus Boonen (born Antwerp, 11 October 1573; died Brussels, 30 June 1655) was the fourth Archbishop of Mechelen (1621—1655).
Boonen studied at the University of Leuven (1587–95) and began a legal career.
He was ordained priest in 1607, becoming a member of the household of Archbishop Mathias Hovius, an ecclesiastical councillor in the Great Council of Mechelen (1611), and Dean of the chapter of St. Rumbold's Cathedral (1612). In 1616 he was consecrated bishop of Ghent and in 1620 Archbishop of Mechelen.
He was a friend of Cornelius Jansen, and sabotaged the promulgation of the papal bull Cum occasione (31 May 1653) which condemned five propositions extracted from Jansen's writings.
In 1653 he was disciplined by Pope Innocent X, but later obtained his absolution and was reinstated.
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mathias Hovius |
Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels 1620–1655 |
Succeeded by Andreas Creusen |