Philips Erard van der Noot

Philips Erard van der Noot (1638–1730) was the 13th Bishop of Ghent.

Philips Erard van der Noot
Bishop of Ghent
Province	Mechelen
Diocese	Ghent
See	St Bavo's
Installed	1695
Term ended	1730
Predecessor	Albert de Hornes
Successor	Jan-Baptist de Smet
Other post(s)	Archpriest of St. Rumbold's Cathedral
Personal details
Born	(1638-02-06)6 February 1638 Uccle, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands
Died	3 February 1730(1730-02-03) (aged 91) Ghent, County of Flanders, Austrian Netherlands
Buried	St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent
Denomination	Catholic
Motto	Respice finem
Coat of arms

Family

He was born in Uccle on 6 February 1638 as the eldest son of Gilles van der Noot, Lord of Carloo. He was a relative of the Marquess of Assche. His brother, Roger-Wauthier van der Noot, 1st Baron of Carloo was Mayor of Brussels.

Career

After his ordination, he was made a canon and eventually became Archpriest of the Chapter of St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen. He was created bishop of Ghent after royal permission of the king of Spain.

In Ghent he erected the chapel in Honour of Saint Amandus on the Campo Santo, and began renovations to the diocesan seminary.

He died in Ghent on 3 February 1730. He is buried in the Ghent Cathedral, in the Choir. His baroque tomb was designed by Jan-Baptist Helderberghe, Jan Boeksent and Pieter de Sutter. He was the uncle of a later bishop of Ghent, Maximiliaan Antoon van der Noot.