Jacobus Boonen

Jacobus Boonen
Archbishop of Mechelen
A portrait of Boonen from the collection of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseMechelen
SeeSt. Rumbold's Cathedral
Installed1621
Term ended1655
PredecessorMathias Hovius
SuccessorAndreas Creusen
Orders
Ordination1611
Consecration26 November 1620
Personal details
Born11 October 1573
Died30 June 1655
Brussels
BuriedSt. Rumbold's Cathedral
OccupationLawyer
Alma materUniversity of Leuven
MottoVince in Bonum

Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655) was the sixth Bishop of Ghent (1617–1620) and the fourth Archbishop of Mechelen (1621–1655).[1]

  1. ^ E. H. J. Reusens, "Boonen (Jacques)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 2 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Brussels, 1868), 700–705.

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