Maximilien d'Erp
Maximilien d'Erp de Holt et Baerlo (* 1847 , † 1936 ) was a Belgian ambassador .
Life
Maximilien d'Erp was ambassador to the Holy See from May 1896 to February 1915 .
In 1899 he joined the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples on the advice of Baron Carl de Vinck de Deux-Orp (* 1859, † 1931), from 1897 to 1899 Belgian envoy in Beijing, and urged the sending of a chaplain to the Belgian colony in Beijing - Hankou .
In 1906, after the death of Archbishop of Mechlin Petrus-Lambertus Goossens, d'Erp received instructions from the government in Brussels to support the candidacy of Désiré-Joseph Mercier .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Théodore de Bounder de Melsbrueck |
Belgian Ambassador to the Holy See May 1896 - February 1915 |
Jules Van den Heuvel |
Individual evidence
- ^ Carine Dujardin, Missionering en moderniteit: De Belgische minderbroeders in China 1872–1940 , 1996–518 p., P. 221
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Erp, Maximilien d ' |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Erp de Holt et Baerlo, Maximilien d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1847 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1936 |