Petrus Codde
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Petrus Codde was apostolic vicar of the Holland Mission
(in the Roman Catholic tradition) from 1688 to 1702 and Archbishop of Utrecht (in the Old Catholic tradition) from 1695 to 1705/1710 .
, taught by the Oratorians, and was ordained priest in 1672. In 1688 he was named vicar apostolic, although the Jesuits suspected and accused him of Jansenist
sympathies. He had to justify himself to Rome against these accusations in 1694 and, after being charged with them a second time, in 1697. On the second occasion he went to Rome in person, but his apologia did not satisfy his critics and he was finally suspended as vicar apostolic in 1702 by pope Clement XI
(with his definitive discharge from the post coming in 1704, thanks to the intervention of Giovanni Battista Bussi
). The facts of this case broke the delicate balance between anti-Jansenist and more moderate clergy in the Dutch Republic
, and the dispute finally led to the Utrecht schism and the rise of the Old Catholic Church
in 1723.
Dutch Mission
The Dutch Mission was from 1592 until 1853 the name of the former Catholic Church province of Utrecht in the area of the current Netherlands....
(in the Roman Catholic tradition) from 1688 to 1702 and Archbishop of Utrecht (in the Old Catholic tradition) from 1695 to 1705/1710 .
Life
Petrus Codde studied in LeuvenLeuven
Leuven is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region, Belgium...
, taught by the Oratorians, and was ordained priest in 1672. In 1688 he was named vicar apostolic, although the Jesuits suspected and accused him of Jansenist
Jansenism
Jansenism was a Christian theological movement, primarily in France, that emphasized original sin, human depravity, the necessity of divine grace, and predestination. The movement originated from the posthumously published work of the Dutch theologian Cornelius Otto Jansen, who died in 1638...
sympathies. He had to justify himself to Rome against these accusations in 1694 and, after being charged with them a second time, in 1697. On the second occasion he went to Rome in person, but his apologia did not satisfy his critics and he was finally suspended as vicar apostolic in 1702 by pope Clement XI
Pope Clement XI
Pope Clement XI , born Giovanni Francesco Albani, was Pope from 1700 until his death in 1721.-Early life:...
(with his definitive discharge from the post coming in 1704, thanks to the intervention of Giovanni Battista Bussi
Giovanni Battista Bussi (1656-1726)
Giovanni Battista Bussi was an Italian cardinal.-Life:Born in the Papal States to a family which provided many ecclesiastics, Giovanni studied at the archiginnasio della Sapienza and in 1691 was granted a canonry in St Peter's Basilica and entrusted with the management of the Arcispedale di Santo...
). The facts of this case broke the delicate balance between anti-Jansenist and more moderate clergy in the Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
, and the dispute finally led to the Utrecht schism and the rise of the Old Catholic Church
Old Catholic Church
The term Old Catholic Church is commonly used to describe a number of Ultrajectine Christian churches that originated with groups that split from the Roman Catholic Church over certain doctrines, most importantly that of Papal Infallibility...
in 1723.