Archdiocese of Cambrai
Ancient archdiocese in the southern Low Countries (now northern France). Van der Burch was inaugurated as its Archbishop. Described as containing nearly 800 parishes and as one of the foremost churches in Belgium, with many of its bishops enrolled in the catalogue of saints.
Preliminaries
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Van der Burch is Archbishop of Cambrai
"ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Van der Burch nominated as Archbishop
"had nominated you as Archbishop of Cambrai"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— The archdiocese described as having nearly 800 parishes
"nearly eight hundred parishes to be administered; how many thousands of the faithful to be pastured?"
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— The Church of Cambrai described as most ancient
"the Annals of the Church of Cambrai — which is most ancient, and among the foremost in Belgium — that very many of its bishops have been enrolled in the catalogue of saints"