Jacques-Théodore de Bryas
Jacques-Théodore de Bryas (1630–1694) was a clergyman from the Low Countries who was in turn bishop of Saint-Omer and archbishop of Cambrai. In the last position he was, ex officio, duke of Cambrai and count of Cambrésis. He was the last archbishop to be elected by the cathedral chapter rather than nominated by the King of France.
Jacques-Théodore de Bryas | |
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| Archbishop of Cambrai | |
| Church | Catholic |
| Diocese | Cambrai |
| See | Notre Dame de Cambrai |
| Installed | 28 October 1675 |
| Term ended | 16 November 1694 |
| Predecessor | Ladislas Jonart |
| Successor | François Fénelon |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Saint-Omer |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 29 May 1672 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1630 Mariembourg, County of Hainaut, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Died | 16 November 1694 Cambrai, Cambrésis, Kingdom of France |
| Parents | Charles de Bryas and Anne Philiberte de Lierre d'Immerseele |
| Previous post(s) | Ecclesiastical councillor on the Great Council of Mechelen |
| Alma mater | University of Douai |
| Motto | Difficiliora quae pulchra |
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