Pierre-Lambert Goossens

His Eminence
Pierre-Lambert Goossens
Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen
Primate of Belgium
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Mechelen
Appointed 24 March 1884
In office 1884-1906
Predecessor Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps
Successor Désiré-Joseph Mercier
Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Orders
Ordination 21 December 1850
by Engelbert Sterckx
Consecration 24 June 1883
by Jean Joseph Faict
Created Cardinal 24 May 1889
by Leo XIII
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born (1827-07-18)18 July 1827
Perk, Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
Died 25 January 1906(1906-01-25) (aged 78)
Mechelen, Belgium
Buried Perk, Steenokkerzeel
Nationality Belgian
Previous post Bishop of Namur (1883-1884)
Styles of
Pierre-Lambert Goossens
Reference style His Eminence
Spoken style Your Eminence
Informal style Cardinal
See Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels

Pierre-Lambert Goossens (18 July 182725 January 1906) was a Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1884 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1889.

Biography

Pierre-Lambert Goossens was born in Perk, near Vilvoorde, and ordained to the priesthood on 21 December 1850. He then taught pedagogy at the seminary in Mechelen until 1858, also being named vice-pastor of its cathedral and private secretary to the Archbishop in 1856. After becoming an honorary canon in 1860, Goossens was made vicar general in 1878, and later a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness on 20 August 1880.

On 1 June 1883, Goossens was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Namur and Titular Bishop of Abdera. He received his episcopal consecration on the following 24 June from Bishop Jean Faict, with Bishops Victor Doutreloux and by Victor van den Branden de Reeth serving as co-consecrators. Goossens succeeded Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps as Bishop of Namur on 16 July 1883, and was later named Archbishop of Mechelen and thus Primate of the Belgian Church on 24 March 1884.

Pope Leo XIII created him Cardinal Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in the consistory of 24 May 1889. Goossens was one of the cardinal electors in the 1903 papal conclave that selected Pope Pius X.

He died in Mechelen, at age 78, and is buried in his native Perk.

Honnours

See also

References

  1. Handelsblad (Het) 09-04-1885
  2. Handelsblad (Het) 07-03-1905
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps
Bishop of Namur
18831867
Succeeded by
Edoardo Belin
Preceded by
Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps
Archbishop of Mechelen
18841906
Succeeded by
Désiré-Joseph Mercier


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