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]

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.

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List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium

Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels

Diocese	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)

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

External links

References

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

v t e Catholic Church in Belgium
Episcopal Conference of Belgium
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels Diocese of Antwerp Diocese of Bruges Diocese of Ghent Diocese of Hasselt Diocese of Liège Diocese of Namur Diocese of Tournai
Others	Military Ordinariate of Belgium Titular sees: Tongeren Ypres Former sees: Ancient Diocese of Thérouanne Diocese of Eupen-Malmedy Ordinariate for foreign students in Belgium
Churches	List of Catholic churches in Belgium Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp St. Salvator's Cathedral, Bruges Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Brussels St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent St. Quentin Cathedral, Hasselt Liège Cathedral St. Rumbold's Cathedral, Mechelen St Aubin's Cathedral, Namur Tournai Cathedral
Education	List of Catholic schools in Belgium Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Université catholique de Louvain Université de Namur
Monasteries	Affligem Abbey Averbode Abbey Bethlehem Abbey, Bonheiden Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey Bornem Abbey Brecht Abbey Chevetogne Abbey Chimay Abbey Dendermonde Abbey Drongen Abbey Ermeton Abbey Grimbergen Abbey Keizersberg Abbey Klaarland Priory Maredret Abbey Maredsous Abbey Monasterium Magnificat Orval Abbey Park Abbey Postel Abbey Rochefort Abbey Roosenberg Abbey St. Andrew's Abbey, Bruges St. Sixtus' Abbey St. Trudo's Abbey, Bruges Scourmont Abbey Soleilmont Abbey Ten Putte Abbey Tongerlo Abbey Val-Dieu Abbey Westmalle Abbey
See also	List of saints of Belgium List of Catholic seminaries in Belgium Apostolic Nunciature to Belgium Kerknet Chiro Flanders CICM Missionaries La Pairelle Our Lady of Beauraing Our Lady of Banneux
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