Jean-François van de Velde

Jan Frans van de Velde
Bishop of Ghent
ProvinceMechelen
DioceseGhent
SeeSt Bavo's
Installed18 November 1829
Term ended1838
PredecessorMaurice-Jean de Broglie
SuccessorLouis-Joseph Delebecque
Other postDean of Lier
Orders
Ordination1802
Consecration8 November 1829
Personal details
Born(1779-09-08)8 September 1779
Boom, Duchy of Brabant, Austrian Netherlands
Died7 August 1838(1838-08-07) (aged 58)
Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
BuriedSt Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
DenominationCatholic
MottoAuxilium meum a Domino
Coat of arms

Jan Frans van de Velde (1779–1838) was the 20th bishop of Ghent, in Belgium, from November 1829 until his death.

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