Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Mechelen Primate of Belgium | |
Church | Roman Catholic |
Archdiocese | Mechelen |
Appointed | 20 December 1867 |
In office | 1867–1883 |
Predecessor | Engelbert Sterckx |
Successor | Pierre-Lambert Goossens |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of San Bernardo alle Terme |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Namur (1865–1867) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 20 December 1834 by Engelbert Sterckx |
Consecration | 1 October 1865 by Karl-August von Reisach |
Created cardinal | 15 March 1875 by Pius IX |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 29 September 1883 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Belgian |
Victor Augustin Isidore Dechamps (6 December 1810, in Melle – 29 September 1883, in Mechelen) was a Belgian Archbishop of Mechelen, Cardinal and Primate of Belgium.[1]