Gerard Cardinal van Groesbeeck †

Deceased

Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
1517²		Born
5 Jun 1564	47.4	Selected	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
23 Feb 1565	48.1	Confirmed	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
20 May 1565	48.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Liège, Belgium
21 Feb 1578	61.1	Elevated to Cardinal
23 Dec 1580	63.9	Died	Bishop of Liège, Belgium

Note(s): ² Month Uncertain

MicroData Summary for Gerard van Groesbeeck
(VIAF: 1185499; WikiData: Q707093)
Gerard Cardinal van Groesbeeck (born 1517, died 23 Dec 1580) Bishop of Liège

Consistory - February 1578: Created Cardinal

Event Place
Birth Place Curingen
Ordained Bishop Herkenrode, Abbey, Hasselt
Buried Place (Original) Saint-Lambert, Cathedral, Liège, Diocese of Liège

a bishop for 15.5 years
a cardinal for 2.8 years

Principal Consecrator:
Bishop Gregorius Silvius, O.P. †
Titular Bishop of Thagaste

Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession:

Bishop Gregorius Silvius, O.P. †
Titular Bishop of Thagaste

Principal Consecrator of:
Bishop André Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. † (1578)
Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Archbishop Jakob von Eltz † (1568)

Event	Place
Birth Place	Curingen
Ordained Bishop	Herkenrode, Abbey, Hasselt
Buried Place (Original)	Saint-Lambert, Cathedral, Liège, Diocese of Liège

Source(s):

b: The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church, 21 Feb 1578
b/c2: Les Ordinations Épiscopales, Year 1565, Number 4
b: Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 222
ob: Le Petit Episcopologe, Issue 54, Number 3,848

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a bishop for 15.5 years a cardinal for 2.8 years	Principal Consecrator: Bishop Gregorius Silvius, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste
Episcopal Lineage / Apostolic Succession: Bishop Gregorius Silvius, O.P. † Titular Bishop of Thagaste	Principal Consecrator of: Bishop André Strengnart (Strenguart), O. Carm. † (1578) Principal Co-Consecrator of: Archbishop Jakob von Eltz † (1568)