François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux

François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux (Saive, 6 July 1756 – 15 January 1831), was Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium.

His Excellency

François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux
Archbishop of Mechelen
Primate of Belgium
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseMechelen
Appointed28 July 1817
In office1817–1831
PredecessorDominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt
SuccessorEngelbert Sterckx
Orders
Ordination17 September 1785
Consecration19 February 1786
by César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck
Personal details
Born(1756-07-06)6 July 1756
Saive, Blegny, Belgium
Died15 January 1831(1831-01-15) (aged 74)
NationalityBelgian
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Liège (1785–1792)
Bishop of Liège (1792–1801)
MottoDomine non recuso Laborem.

He was born as son of François Antoine, Count of Méan de Beaurieux and Elisabeth of Hoensbroeck-Oost, his older brother Peter Karel became Count of Mean after his father's death.

Career

On 17 September 1785, at the age of 29, he was ordained as a priest in Liège, Belgium. He was appointed Bishop of Liège on 16 August 1792 (succeeding his uncle César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck), and he was appointed Archbishop of Mechelen on 28 July 1817. He became the first Archbishop of Belgium in 1830.

See also

  • Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussel
  • Bishopric of Liège

Sources

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Dominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt
14th Archbishop of Mechelen
1817-1831
Succeeded by
Engelbert Sterckx
Preceded by
César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck
Prince-Bishop of Liège
17921794
Succeeded by
Annexed to France in 1794
Re-established 1802: Jean-Évangéliste Zäpfel (as Bishop of Liège)


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