Cornelius van Steenoven
18th-century Dutch theologian and priest / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornelis van Steenoven (also known as Cornelius Steenoven; died April 3, 1725, in Leiden) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest who later served as the seventh Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht from 1724 to 1725. Consecrated without the permission of the pope, Steenoven was at the center of the 18th-century controversy between national churches and what many considered to be the overreaching powers of the papacy.
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Cornelius van Steenoven | |
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Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht | |
Church | Old Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Utrecht |
Elected | April 27, 1723 |
In office | 1724-1725 |
Predecessor | Petrus Codde |
Successor | Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers |
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Consecration | October 15, 1724 by Dominique Marie Varlet |
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Died | Leiden |
Nationality | Dutch |
Denomination | Old Catholic |
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