George Chamberlain | |
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| Diocese | Ypres |
| See | St Martin's |
| Appointed | 1626 |
| In office | 1626–1634 |
| Predecessor | Antoine de Hennin |
| Successor | Cornelius Jansen |
| Previous post(s) | Dean of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1600 |
| Consecration | 5 November 1628 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1576 |
| Died | 1634 Ypres, County of Flanders, Spanish Netherlands |
| Buried | St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres |
| Parents | George Chamberlain and Philippine L'Espinoy |
| Education | canon law |
| Motto | In solitudine solatium ("Solace in solitude") |
George Chamberlain or Chamberlayne (1576–1634) was an Englishman who became the sixth bishop of Ypres.[1]
- ^ "One of the most distinguished bishops of the Catholic church in Belgium in the 17th century was without doubt the Englishman, George Chamberlain, who occupied the see of Ypres from 1627 to 1634, the year of his death", L. Antheunis, "The Right Rev. George Chamberlain, Bishop of Ypres (1576-1634)", Biographical Studies 2/1 (1953), p. 84.