Cornelis Richard Anton van Bommel
Cornelis Richard Anton van Bommel (born April 5, 1790 in Leiden ; † April 7, 1852 in Liège ) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Liège and a pioneer of the reaction in Belgium .
Life
Cornelis van Bommel received the sacrament of consecration in 1816 and became director of the seminary of Hageveld in North Holland . When the efforts of the Catholic party caused the Dutch government to subordinate all educational institutions to the supervision of the state, and as a result that educational institution was closed, van Bommel retired into private life, but was appointed by the king as Bishop of Liege in 1829 and was replaced by Pope Pius VIII . confirmed. He was ordained bishop on November 15, 1829, by the Bishop of Namur , Nicolas-Alexis Ondenard ; Co- consecrator was the Bishop of Tournai , Jean-Joseph Delplancq .
In 1830, Cornelis van Bommel anticipated the Belgian Revolution ; he intended to disapprove of the unprofessional interference of the priesthood in political affairs. No sooner had Belgium declared itself independent than van Bommel emerged more openly in his striving to assert the supremacy of the Roman See . He is also said to have secretly contributed to the confusion in Cologne . He was even blamed for making attempts to upset the Rhineland . Van Bommel pursued the Masonic Order with almost fanatical zeal. With regard to the question of teaching, his theory, laid down in pamphlets, found its way into the organization of the elementary school system under Jean-Baptiste Nothomb in 1842 ; In 1850, however, the same took a back seat, as the clergy were only allowed to take over religious instruction , which according to van Bommel's theory owed them everywhere, only in those grammar schools and trade schools which the state maintains partially or completely, but no further interference was permitted .
Web links
- Entry on Cornelis Richard Anton van Bommel on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Profile on De Personen Encyclopedie (Dutch)
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| SURNAME | Bommel, Cornelis Richard Anton van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Van Bommel, Corneille R .; Bommel, Corneille Richard Antoine van; Van Bommel, Corneille; Bommel, Corneille van; Van Bommel, Kornelis Richard Antoon; (* Biogr. Arch. Van de Benelux); Bommel, Kornelis Richard Antoon van; Bommel, Corneille-Richard-Antoine van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Liege |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suffer |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 7, 1852 |
| Place of death | Liege |