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List of Catholic dioceses in Belgium

A diocese, also known as a bishopric, is an administrative unit under the supervision of a bishop, of which there are currently 8 in the Belgian Catholic Church. The 8 dioceses are divided into 1 ecclesiastical province and 7 suffragan dioceses, but also one military ordinariate,[1] which was created as military vicariate in 1957, and elevated to a military ordinariate in 1986.[2]

Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium

Since December 1961, following the restructuring of the Catholic dioceses in Belgium, the Archdiocese of Mechelen was renamed the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. This newly created archdiocese is the primatial see of Belgium and the centre of the ecclesiastical province governed by the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, which covers the whole of Belgium.[3]

There are also a few former Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium, including the Dioceses of Eupen-Malmedy and Ypres, but also the ancient Diocese of Thérouanne. The latter was split between the Dioceses of Saint-Omer, Boulogne and Ypres after the Council of Trent's reform of sees.

In Belgium, most dioceses coincide with a province, but there are a few exceptions.

List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium edit

Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels edit

Diocese Coat of arms Territory Cathedral[4] Bishop (consecration)[5] Founded
Antwerp
 
 Province of Antwerp (except for 9 municipalities) Cathedral of Our Lady
(1559-1801; since 1961)[6] 		Johan Bonny (2009)[7] 1961 (restored)[8]
Bruges Province of West Flanders St. Salvator's Cathedral
(since 1834)[9] 		Lodewijk Aerts (2016) 1834 (restored)[10]
Hasselt Province of Limburg St. Quentin's Cathedral
(since 1967)[11] 		Patrick Hoogmartens (2004) 1967[12]
Ghent
 
 Province of East Flanders + Zwijndrecht St. Bavo's Cathedral
(since 1559)[13] 		Lode Van Hecke O.C.S.O (2020) 1559[14]
Liège
 
 Province of Liège St. Paul's Cathedral
(since 1794)[15] 		Jean-Pierre Delville (2013)[16] 4th century (Civitas Tungrorum)[17]
Mechelen-Brussels
 
 Mechelen, Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant St. Rumbold (Mechelen) (Primatial cathedral)
St. Michael and Gudula (Brussels) (Co-cathedral) 		Luc Terlinden (2023)[18] 1559
Namur Namur and Luxembourg St Aubin's Cathedral Pierre Warin 1559
Tournai Hainaut Cathedral of Our Lady Guy Harpigny 1146

Exempt (directly subject to the Holy See) edit

Diocese Flag Jurisdiction Seat Ordinary Founded
Military Ordinariate   Members of Belgian Armed Forces and their families Church of St. James on Coudenberg vested in the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels 1957

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Belgium - All Dioceses". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Military Ordianariate of Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels {Malines-Brussels}". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Cathedrals". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ^ "De Bisschoppenconferentie van België". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  6. ^ "De Kathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Benoît XVI a nommé Mgr Johan Bonny nouvel évêque pour le diocèse d'Anvers (Belgique)". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Bisdom Antwerpen". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Sint-Salvatorskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Bisdom Brugge". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Sint-Quintinuskerk - Sint-Quintinuskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Bisdom Hasselt". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  13. ^ "Sint-Baafskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  14. ^ "Bisdom Gent". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Cathédrale Saint-Paul de Liège". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  16. ^ "Jean-Pierre Delville, nouvel évêque de Liège: "C'est une surprise" (vidéos)". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Bisdom Luik". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  18. ^ Decroubele, Peter (3 September 2023). "Luc Terlinden, de nieuwe aartsbisschop met een bijna onmogelijke missie". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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