Andreas Ignatius Schaepman
Deceased Person
1815 – 1882
Who was Andreas Ignatius Schaepman?
Mgr. Andreas Ignatius Schaepman was Archbishop of Utrecht from 1868 to 1882 and President of the Great Seminary of Rijsenburg.
He did his primary studies at the gymnasium in Oldenzaal, completed his higher studies in the Seminary of 's-Heerenberg on 10 March 1838 and was ordained a priest at Oegstgeest. First employed as a Chaplain in his hometown, he was appointed pastor of Ommerschans five years later. In 1846 moved to Assen, where he stayed eight years, and was then appointed pastor in Zwolle.
Schaepman was in 1857 the first president of the seminary Rijsenburg in Driebergen. A year later he was also appointed vicar general and on 13 July 1860 to coadjutor and bishop of Hesebon Esbus in partibus. Schaepman was ordained titular bishop of Esbus and auxiliary of Utrecht on 26 August 1860 at Rijsenburg by Franciscus Jacobus van Vree, Bishop of Haarlem. After the resignation of Msgr. Johannes Zwijsen, in 1868, he was appointed to the metropolitan see, and so became the second Archbishop of Utrecht, after the restoration of the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the country.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Sep 4, 1815
Zwolle - Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Died
- Sep 19, 1882
Utrecht
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Andreas Ignatius Schaepman." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/andreas_ignatius_schaepman>.
Discuss this Andreas Ignatius Schaepman biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In