Victor-Augustin-Isidore Dechamps
Victor-Augustin-Isidore Cardinal Dechamps CSsR (born December 6, 1810 in Melle , † September 29, 1883 in Mechelen ) was a Catholic theologian, Archbishop of Mechelen since 1867 and Primate of Belgium , 1875 Cardinal .
Life
At first he was a lawyer and later studied theology in Mechelen . On December 20, 1834, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Mechelen. He joined the Redemptorist order in Sint-Truiden , took his religious vows on June 13, 1836 and was student prefect at the Wittem monastery. He was appointed rector in Liège in 1840.
On September 25, 1865, Pope Pius IX appointed him . to the Bishop of Namur . The episcopal ordination received his Cardinal Karl August von Reisach on 1 October of the same year; Co- consecrators were the Archbishop of Westminster , Henry Edward Manning , and Archbishop of Curia Giuseppe Berardi . His motto was Per via cœli porta manes .
On December 20, 1867, he was appointed Archbishop of Mechelen and thus Primate of Belgium. Pope Pius IX took him on March 15, 1875 as a cardinal priest with the titular church of San Bernardo alle Terme in the college of cardinals .
Dogma and Belgian school dispute
After his elevation to the primate of the bishops of Belgium, Dechamps actively supported the planned infallibility of Pope Pius IX. at the First Vatican Council of 1869/1870.
During his tenure, the first Belgian school dispute began, which continued in the following years, he was an opponent of the non-denominational state schools. These Belgian school disputes prompted Pope Leo XIII. on August 3, 1881 for the publication of the encyclical Licet multa “On Catholics in Belgium”; this teaching letter was addressed directly to the Primate of Belgium.
Works
- Christ and the Antichrists according to the testimony of scripture, history and conscience. Edited in German by Johann Baptist Heinrich et al.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Victor-Augustin-Isidore Dechamps. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1237-1238.
Web links
- Dechamps, C.SS.R., Victor-Auguste-Isidore. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 1, 2018.
- Entry on Victor-Augustin-Isidore Dechamps on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 1, 2018.
- Works by and about Victor-Augustin-Isidore Dechamps in the German Digital Library
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Engelbertus Cardinal Sterckx |
Archbishop of Mechelen 1867–1883 |
Petrus-Lambertus Cardinal Goossens |
| Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle |
Bishop of Namur 1865–1867 |
Théodore-Joseph Gravez |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dechamps, Victor-Augustin-Isidore |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dechamps, Cardinal Victor-Augustin-Isidore (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian clergyman, Archbishop of Mechelen and Cardinal of the Roman Church |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 6, 1810 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melle |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 29, 1883 |
| Place of death | Mechlin |