Lode Aerts

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His Excellence, Mgr.

Lode Aerts
Bishop of Bruges
Bisschop Lode Aerts van Brugge.jpg
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges
Appointed5 October 2016
Predecessor Jozef De Kesel
Orders
Ordination7 July 1984
Consecration4 December 2016
by Cardinal Jozef De Kesel
Personal details
Born
Lodewijk Aerts

(1959-10-02) 2 October 1959 (age 64)
Geraardsbergen
Previous post(s) Canon of St-Bavon,
Dean of Ghent
Alma mater Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoPretiosus in Oculis Suis (Precious in His eyes)
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Lode Aerts.svg

Lode Aerts (born 2 October 1959), identified also as Lodewijk Aerts, is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Bruges since December 2016.

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Biography

Lode Aerts is a native of Geraardsbergen, diocese of Ghent. He attended secondary school in Eeklo and entered the Diocesan Seminary in Ghent in 1977. He studied philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Theology at the diocesan seminary. [1] He was ordained priest on 7 July 1984 and in 1988 obtained a doctorate in theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He taught at the seminary in Ghent from 1988 to 2002, when he became a canon of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, and the diocesan vicar for vocations. In the summer of 2016 he became dean of Ghent Cathedral. [2]

On 5 October 2016, Pope Francis appointed him to succeed Jozef De Kesel as Bishop of Bruges. [3] [4] As his motto he chose Pretiosus in Oculis Suis (Precious in His eyes). [5] He was consecrated on 4 December by Cardinal de Kesel, in the Cathedral of Saint Saviour. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mgr. Lode Aerts is de nieuwe bisschop van Brugge" (in Dutch). Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Aanstelling deken en dekenale ploeg in het nieuwe dekenaat Gent". kerknet (in Dutch). 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 05.10.2016" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Bruggeman, Floor (5 October 2016). "Lode Aerts nieuwe bisschop van Brugge" (in Dutch). VRT NWS. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Mgr. Lode Aerts tot nieuwe bisschop van Brugge gewijd" (in Dutch). KW Niews. 12 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Lode Aerts gewijd als bisschop van Brugge" (in Dutch). VRT NWS. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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