Gerard van Groesbeeck

His Eminence

Gerard van Groesbeeck
Prince-Bishop of Liège
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseLiège
Appointed5 June 1564
Term ended23 December 1580
PredecessorRobert of Berghes
SuccessorErnest of Bavaria
Orders
Consecration20 May 1565
by Gregoire Silvius
Created cardinal21 February 1578
by Pope Gregory XIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born1517
Hasselt, Belgium
Died23 December 1580(1580-12-23) (aged 62–63)
Liège, Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Coat of arms

Gerard van Groesbeeck (1517–1580) was a prelate who became the 88th Bishop of Liège, as well as Prince-Abbot of Stavelot and a cardinal of the Catholic Church.

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