Jacobus Boonen

Coat of arms of Bishop Boonen with his motto ( Rom 12.21 VUL ), which also alludes to his family name

Jacobus Boonen (also Jacob Boonen ; born October 11, 1573 in Antwerp , † June 30, 1655 in Brussels ) was a lawyer , theologian and archbishop .

Life

Boonen studied at the University of Leuven from 1587 to 1595 , became a lawyer and initially began a legal career. He accompanied the diplomat Prince Karl von Arenberg on his mission through the Spanish Netherlands and subsequently became its administrator.

On April 14, 1607 Boonen was ordained a deacon and a canon in Mechelen . His career in the church environment was initially shaped by law. In the same year he became a judge at the synod , then in 1608 an official at the Archdiocese of Mechelen . On May 28, 1611, he was ordained a priest in Antwerp. Also in 1611 he became a member of the Great Council of Mechelen .

Boonen became a member of the household of Archbishop Mathias Hovius and in 1612 Chapter Dean at the Cathedral of Mechelen .

1616 Boonen became the Bishop of Ghent appointed . He received the episcopal ordination on February 5, 1617. On July 7, 1620 he was elected Archbishop of Mechelen and consecrated as such on October 13, 1621. He thus became the primate of the generational lands .

As a friend of the writings of Cornelius Jansen, Boonen prevented the proclamation of the five principles of the papal bull Cum occasione of May 31, 1653. Thereupon he was suspended by Pope Innocent X in 1653 , but received absolution shortly afterwards and returned to his position.

literature

Pieter Lodewijk Muller : Boonen, Jakob . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 138.
EHJ Reusenst: Boonen (Jacques) . In Biographie Nationale de Belgique , Volume 2, Brussels 1868, Col. 700ff.

Web links

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Entry on Jacobus Boonen on catholic-hierarchy.org

predecessor	Office	successor
Frans van der Burch	Bishop of Ghent 1617–1620	Antoon Trieste
Mathias Hovius	Archbishop of Mechelen 1621–1655	Andreas Cruesen

personal data
SURNAME	Boonen, Jacobus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Boonen, Jacob; Boonen, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Jurist, theologian and Bishop of Ghent and Mechelen
DATE OF BIRTH	October 11, 1573
PLACE OF BIRTH	Antwerp
DATE OF DEATH	June 30, 1655
Place of death	Brussels