Andreas Creusen

Andreas Creusen (1591 – November 8, 1666) was a Dutch Catholic clergyman and theologian. He was the Bishop of Roermond (1651–1657) and Archbishop of Mechelen (1657–1666). Creusen was also a concillor to the Holy Roman Emperor.

Early life Andreas Creusen was born in 1591 in Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands. He studied at the Latin school and the Jesuit college in Maastricht, before completing further studies in Rome, Italy. Creusen obtained a doctoral degree in theology at the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.

Career Creusen became a clergyman and theologian with the Catholic Church. He was appointed a councillor to the Holy Roman Emperor and was also chaplain major to the Imperial Roman armies in Germany and Hungary.

Creusen was nominated as the Archbishop of Mechelen 6 September 1656, and his nomination confirmed on 9 April 1657. However, the issue was not resolved at the meeting. His funeral monument was designed and executed by the sculptor Lucas Faydherbe.