Jacobus Boonen | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Mechelen | |
 A portrait of Boonen from the collection of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Mechelen |
| See | St. Rumbold's Cathedral |
| Installed | 1621 |
| Term ended | 1655 |
| Predecessor | Mathias Hovius |
| Successor | Andreas Creusen |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1611 |
| Consecration | 26 November 1620 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 October 1573 |
| Died | 30 June 1655 Brussels |
| Buried | St. Rumbold's Cathedral |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
| Motto | Vince in Bonum |
Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655) was the sixth Bishop of Ghent (1617–1620) and the fourth Archbishop of Mechelen (1621–1655).[1]
- ^ E. H. J. Reusens, "Boonen (Jacques)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 2 Archived 8 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (Brussels, 1868), 700–705.