Theodorus van der Croon

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Theodorus van der Croon
Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
Theodorus van der Croon (1668-1739).jpg
ChurchOld Catholic Church
ArchdioceseUtrecht
In office1734-1739
PredecessorCornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers
SuccessorPetrus Johannes Meindaerts
Orders
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1734
by Dominique Marie Varlet

Theodorus van der Croon (1668-1739) served as the ninth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1734 to 1739.

Early Ministry & Association with the Chapter of Utrecht[]

Van der Croon was a parish priest in Gouda, Netherlands and was associated with the Chapter of Utrecht since the days of Archbishop Petrus Codde (1688-1710).[1]

Archbishop of Utrecht[]

Following the death of Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers, Archbishop of Utrecht, on May 13, 1733, the Chapter of Utrecht convened on July 22, 1733 and unanimously elected van der Croon as bishop elect.[2] On October 28, 1734, he was consecrated by Bishop Dominique Marie Varlet of the Diocese of Babylon.[3] Church historian C.B. Moss described van der Croon as "a man of particularly gentle disposition."[4]

Van der Croon published a considerable number of works in Dutch and Latin.[5]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers
1725-1733 		Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht
1668-1739 		Succeeded by
Petrus Johannes Meindaerts
1739-1767

References[]

  1. ^ Moss, p. 130.
  2. ^ Moss, p. 130.
  3. ^ Moss, p. 131.
  4. ^ Moss, p. 131.
  5. ^ [Worldcat http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=Theodorus+van+der+Croon]

Moss, C.B. (1948). The Old Catholic Movement: Its Origins and History. Berkeley, CA: The Apocryphal Press. ISBN 9780976402596.

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