François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux

His Excellency
François Antoine Marie Constantin de Méan et de Beaurieux
Archbishop of Mechelen
Primate of Belgium
Church Roman Catholic
Archdiocese Mechelen
Appointed 28 July 1817
In office 1817-1831
Predecessor Dominique-Georges-Frédéric Dufour de Pradt
Successor Engelbert Sterckx
Orders
Ordination 17 September 1785
Consecration 19 February 1786
by César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck
Personal details
Born (1756-07-06)6 July 1756
Saive, Blegny, Belgium
Died 15 January 1831(1831-01-15) (aged 74)
Nationality Belgian
Previous post Auxiliary Bishop of Liège (1785-1792)
Bishop of Liège (1792-1801)

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

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Catholic Church titles
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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