List of Abbots of Hemiksem
The following people were abbots of Hemiksem :
| Dept | Term of office | Significant events in the history of the monastery |
|---|---|---|
| Hugues | † 1243 | Foundation of the monastery Hemiksem |
| Gosuin Dryeman | † 1248 | |
| Baudouin | † 1254 | |
| Guillaume | † 1259 | |
| Arnulf de Ghistelles | probably until 1267 | later Pior until 1270, then Abbot of Villers |
| Guillaume de Diepenbeek | † 1276 (?) | |
| Henri de Melsbroeck | † 1296 | |
| Jacques de Walhem | until 1303 | died 1308 |
| Raduard de Malines | 1303-1308 | then Abbot of Villers |
| Henri de Pulle | † 1311 | |
| Raduard de Malines | † 1311 | abbot of Hemiksem for the second time |
| Jean de Maire | 1311-1315 | then abbot of Villers, died in 1317 |
| Guillaume Speliaert | 1319 | |
| Jean de Steenberghe | ? | |
| Henri Banaert | 1331 | |
| Gosuin Rym | had to resign before his death in 1353 | |
| Guillaume de Mortere | had to resign between 1355 and 1360, † 1376 | |
| Jean de Wesele | named 1369 and † 1397 | |
| Jordan d'Aerschot | † 1390 | |
| Jean de Turnhout | † 1397 | |
| Pierre de Santvliet | named 1415, had to resign, † 1426 | |
| Pierre de Gorichem | † 1431 | |
| Pierre de Breda | † 1453 | |
| Gérard de Donck or Dunis | resigned 1468, † 1473 | |
| Martin Blyleven | † 1498 | |
| Rombaut d'Eppeghem | † 1504 | |
| Jean Gros or Guillaume | † 1506 (?) | |
| Pierre Cops or Coels | † 1518 | |
| Marc Cruyt or Pierre (?) | † 1536 | |
| Jacques van der Meeren | † 1559 | |
| Thomas van Thielt | not recognized by the Pope and apostate, † 1568 | |
| Franciscus Sonnius | † 1576 | Bishop of Antwerp and first commander abbot , took possession of the abbey in his own name in 1570 |
| Jean van der Noot | elected in 1578 | elected during the siege of Antwerp and the suppression of the diocese by the States General. From 1585 only for the Temporalia, the Spiritualia were entrusted to Ambroise van den Driesche |
| Laevinus Torrentius (Liévin van der Beken) (Bishop of Antwerp) | 1586-1595 | |
| Guillaume de Berghes (Bishop of Antwerp) | 1597-1601 | |
| Jean Miraeus (Le Mire) (Bishop of Antwerp) | 1603-1611 | |
| Malderus (Jean van Malderen) (Bishop of Antwerp) | 1611-1633 | |
| Nemius (Gaspard du Bois) , (Bishop of Antwerp) | 1634-1651 | |
| Jean van Heymissen | † 1678 | |
| Antoine van Spanoghe | † 1716 | |
| Corneille Adriaenssens | † 1721 | |
| Gerard Rubens | † 1736 | |
| Jean Bruyndonckx | † 1780 | |
| Corneille Neefs | † 1790 | |
| Raphaël Seghers | † 1810 |