Pierre-Lambert Goossens


Pierre-Lambert Goossens
Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen
Primate of Belgium
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseMechelen
Appointed24 March 1884
In office1884–1906
PredecessorVictor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps
SuccessorDésiré-Joseph Mercier
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme
Previous post(s)Bishop of Namur (1883–1884)
Orders
Ordination21 December 1850
by Engelbert Sterckx
Consecration24 June 1883
by Jean Joseph Faict
Created cardinal24 May 1889
by Leo XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born(1827-07-18)18 July 1827
Died25 January 1906(1906-01-25) (aged 78)
Mechelen, Belgium
BuriedPerk, Steenokkerzeel
NationalityBelgian
Styles of
Pierre-Lambert Goossens
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal
SeeArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels

Pierre-Lambert Goossens (18 July 1827 – 25 January 1906) was a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen from 1884 until his death. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 1889.