François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux
François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux (Saive, 31 December 1758 – 31 December 1831), was Archbishop of Mechelen, Belgium.
His Excellency François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux | |
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| Archbishop of Mechelen Primate of Belgium | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen |
| Appointed | 31 December 1817 |
| In office | 1817–1831 |
| Predecessor | Dominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt |
| Successor | Engelbert Sterckx |
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| Ordination | 17 September 1785 |
| Consecration | 19 February 1786 by César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck |
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| Born | 31 December 1758 |
| Died | 31 December 1831 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Liège (1785–1792) Bishop of Liège (1792–1801) |
| Motto | Domine 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 27, 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.
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