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Jacobus A Castro
Jacob van der Borgh, ( Latinized: Jacobus a Castro; 1560 – 1639) was the third bishop of Roermond, in the Netherlands. Life Jacobus a Castro was born in Amsterdam in 1560, the son of Gerard Pietersz. van der Borgh and Anna Janssen du Bois. He studied philosophy and theology at Leuven University. In 1579 he graduated in philosophy at the top of his year and was appointed a lecturer in Pig College (Pedagogie Het Varken).''Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek'', edited by P. J. Blok and P. C. Molhuysen, vol. 2 (1912), 302-303. Among the students that he taught there were Jacobus Boonen, a later archbishop of Mechelen, and Petrus Peckius the Younger, a later Chancellor of Brabant. Castro was appointed professor of theology in Leuven on 22 August 1594. In 1610 he was named to the see of Roermond, and consecrated bishop in 1611. He invited the Jesuits The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hendrik Van Cuyk
Hendrik van Cuyk or Henricus Cuyckius (1546–1609) was the second bishop of Roermond from 1596 until his death in 1609.J.-J. Thonissen, "Cuyck, Henri van", ''Biographie Nationale de Belgique''vol. 4(Brussels, 1873), 601–605. Life Cuyk was born in Culemborg, in the Duchy of Guelders, in 1546. His grammar education began in Utrecht under Macropedius and was completed in the Jesuit college in Leuven. He enrolled for the Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Leuven as a student in Lily College, graduating top of his year in 1566. He graduated Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1575, and lectured on dogmatic theology and sacred scripture at St Martin's Abbey and St. Gertrude's Abbey, Leuven. He edited a volume of the works of John Cassian that was printed at the Plantin Press in 1578, and two treatises of St Bernard that were printed by Plantin in 1579. In 1582 Cuyk was appointed professor of moral philosophy at the university. He graduated Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1584. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacobus Boonen
Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655) was the sixth Bishop of Ghent (1617–1620) and the fourth Archbishop of Mechelen (1621–1655). Life Born at Antwerp on 11 October 1573, Boonen studied at the University of Leuven from 1587 to 1595 and began a legal career. He accompanied the Prince of Arenberg on a diplomatic mission in the republic and afterwards became the manager of his affairs. His ordination as deacon took place on 14 April 1607; then he gained a stipend as a graduate canon in Mechelen. Initially, his career stayed centred on legal matters: in 1607, he became a judge for the synod; in 1608, an official of the archdiocese; and, in 1611, member of the Great Council of Mechelen. He was not ordained a priest until 1611, at the age of 37. He was a member of the household of Archbishop Mathias Hovius, an ecclesiastical councillor in the Great Council of Mechelen (1611), and also served as dean of the chapter of St. Rumbold's Cathedral (1612). In 1616 he was named bishop of Ghent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishops Of Roermond
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
