Diocese of Ghent
Catholic diocese in Flanders. Van der Burch served as its Bishop, restoring discipline and splendour, before being transferred to the archbishopric of Cambrai by the Archduke.
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 called to the bishopric of Ghent
"you were called to the bishopric of Ghent by our Most Serene Archduke"
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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 transferred from the bishopric of Ghent
"transferring you from the bishopric of Ghent"
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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 reformed monasteries in the diocese
"now in the diocese of Ghent, have been so frequently visited, reformed, built up, and directed by you"