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 a military vicariate in 1957, but elevated to a military ordinariate in 1986. Its seat is located at the Saint Jacques-sur-Coudenberg.[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

Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels
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]		 Sede vacante[10] 1834 (restored)[11]
Hasselt Province of Limburg St. Quentin's Cathedral
(since 1967)[12]		 Patrick Hoogmartens (2004) 1967[13]
Ghent
Province of East Flanders + Zwijndrecht St. Bavo's Cathedral
(since 1559)[14]		 Lucas Van Looy S.D.B. (2004) 1559[15]
Liège
Province of Liège St. Paul's Cathedral
(since 1794)[16]		 Jean-Pierre Delville (2013)[17] 4th century (Civitas Tungrorum)[18]
Mechelen-Brussels Mechelen, the Brussels-Capital Region, Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant St. Rumbold (Mechelen) (Primatial cathedral)
St. Michael and Gudula (Brussels) (Co-cathedral)		 Jozef De Kesel 1559
Namur Namur and Luxembourg St Aubin's Cathedral Rémy Vancottem 1559
Tournai Hainaut Cathedral of Our Lady Guy Harpigny 1146

References
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  9. "Sint-Salvatorskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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  12. "Sint-Quintinuskerk - Sint-Quintinuskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  13. "Bisdom Hasselt". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  14. "Sint-Baafskathedraal". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  15. "Bisdom Gent". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  16. "Cathédrale Saint-Paul de Liège". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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