Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers
| Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers | |
|---|---|
| Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht | |
| Church | Old Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Utrecht |
| In office | 1725-1733 |
| Predecessor | Cornelius van Steenoven |
| Successor | Theodorus van der Croon |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | September 30, 1725 by Dominique Marie Varlet |
| Personal details | |
| Died | Rhynwyck, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Denomination | Old Catholic |
Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (died May 13, 1733 at Rhynwyck, Netherlands) served as the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht from 1725 to 1733.
Barchman Wuytiers was born into a noble family. He was educated at the Oratorian schools in Huissen, Louvain and Paris. According to Bellegarde, years before Barchman Wuytiers went to Paris, Pashasius Quesnel had prophesied that Barchman Wuytiers would one day be Archbishop of Utrecht.
Upon the death of Archbishop Cornelius van Steenoven on April 3, 1725, Barchmann Wuytiers was unanimously elected by the Chapter of Utrecht on May 15, 1725 to fill the vacant see. As in the case of Barchman Wuytiers' predecessor, the Chapter notified the pope of the election of the archbishop-elect, requesting the pope's confirmation of the election and a dispensation for consecration by a single bishop. On August 23, 1725, Pope Benedict XIII issued a condemnation of the election of Barchman Wuytiers as Archbishop of Utrecht. The papal condemnation was even harsher than that of Barchman Wuytier's predecessor, Steenoven, suggesting that both Archbishop Steenoven and a priest named Theodore Doncker, who was present at Steenoven's consecration, died due to divine vengeance. Doncker, who was actually still alive, would later use the false statement of his death in the condemnation to argue against papal infallibility.
On September 30, 1725, in the Church of St. James and St. Augustine in The Hague, Barchman Wuytiers was consecrated Archbishop of Utrecht by Bishop Dominique Marie Varlet. He received more than 100 letters of congratulation, signed by more than 2,000 ecclesiastics, including all the Roman Catholic bishops who had congratulated his predecessor, Steenoven.
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