Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent

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Diocese of Ghent

Dioecesis Gandavensis

Bisdom Gent (Dutch)
Diocèse de Gand (French)
Bistum Gent (German)
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St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent
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Coat of arms
Location
Country Belgium
Ecclesiastical province Mechelen-Brussels
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Coordinates 51°03′10″N3°43′43″E / 51.052761°N 3.728584°E / 51.052761; 3.728584
Statistics
Area2,995 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 1,539,800
  • 1,088,100 (70.7%)
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established12 May 1559
Cathedral St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
BishopVacant
Metropolitan Archbishop Luc Terlinden
Bishops emeritus Arthur Luysterman (1991–2003)
Lucas Van Looy, SDB (2004–2019)
Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O.
Map
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The Diocese of Ghent, is almost coextensive with the province of East Flanders. It also includes the municipality of Zwijndrecht

The Diocese of Ghent (Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The patron of the diocese is Saint Bavo of Ghent.

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History

The diocese was erected in 1559 by papal bull Super universas to become independent of the Diocese of Tournai. Ghent had an important local administration and was the location of the Abbey of Saint Bavo, founded by Saint Amandus. However, this abbey was suppressed and the canons were removed, moving to the collegiate church of Saint John, and it changed its name to Saint Bavo. This collegiate church became the see of the current diocese. The diocese was created from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium.

Territorial structure

Originally, the diocese was much larger and contained the city of Hulst. Currently, the diocese is coextensive with the Belgian province of East Flanders, in addition to the municipality of Zwijndrecht, which is in the secular Province of Antwerp.

Administration

The diocese produced some important priests and clergy like Edward Poppe. The current bishop is Abbot Lode Van Hecke who was appointed by pope Francis in 2019. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.

Saints

Ordinaries

The Bishop of Ghent is the ordinary of the Diocese of Ghent.

List of the bishops of the Diocese of Ghent, Belgium

TenureIncumbentDeviceReason for exit
11568–1576 Cornelius Jansenius (1510–1576) [1] [2] [3] [4] StateDied [5] [6] [7]
21588 Wilhelmus Damasus van der Linden (1525–1588)Quæ sursum quæriteDied
31590–1609 Pieter Damant (1530–1609)Deum redamaDied
41610–1612 Charles Maes (1559–1612)Deo duceDied
51613–1616 Franciscus van der Burch (1567–1644)Unitas libertatis arsAppointed Archbishop of Cambrai
61617–1620 Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655)Vince in bonoAppointed Archbishop of Mechelen
71622–1657 Antoon Triest (1577–1657)ConfidenterDied
81660–1665 Carolus van den Bosch (1597–1665)Crucierne crucierDied
91666–1673Eugeen-Albert, count d'Allamont (1609–1673)Patiens estoDied
101677–1679Frans van Horenbeke (1630–1679)Facere et docereDied
111679–1680 Ignace Schetz de Grobbendonk (1625–1680)In labore quiesDied
121681–1694 Albert de Hornes (1640–1694)Lex tua meditatione mea estDied
131695–1730 Philips Erard van der Noot (1638–1730)Respice finemDied
141730–1741 Jean-Baptiste de Smet (1674–1741)Caelestia cude armaDied
151743–1770 Maximilien Antoine van der Noot  [ fr; nl ] (1685–1770)Respice finemDied
161772–1778Govaart-Geeraard van Eersel (1713–1778)Ordinate et provideDied
171779–1795 Ferdinand-Marie, prince von Lobkowitz (1726–1795)Ad haerere Deus bonumDied
181802–1807Stefaan-Andreas de Paula Fallot de Beaumont (1750–1835)Appointed Bishop of Piacenza, Italy
191807–1821 Maurits-Jan-Magdalena, prince de Broglie (1766–1821)Died
201829–1838 Jan Frans Van de Velde (1779–1838)Auxilium a dominoDied
211838–1864 Louis-Joseph Delebecque (1798–1864)Monstra te esse MatremDied
221865–1888 Henricus Franciscus Bracq (1804–1888)In nomine DominiDied
231888–1889 Henri-Charles Lambrecht (1848–1889)Died
241890–1916 Antoon Stillemans (1832–1916)Vivat JezusDied
251917–1927 Emilius Seghers (1855–1927)Died
261927–1947 Honoré Jozef Coppieters (1874–1947)Fide et CaritateDied
271947–1963 Karel Justinus Calewaert (1893–1963)Caritate veritatisDied
281963–1991 Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem (1916–2004)In Deo salutariRetired
291991–2003 Arthur Luysterman (born 1932)In terra paxRetired
302004–2019 Lucas Van Looy (born 1941)In nomine patrisRetired
312019–2025 Lode Van Hecke [8] (born 1950)Cum gaudio spiritus sanctiRetired

Other affiliated bishops

Coadjutor Bishops

Auxiliary Bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

References

  1. ↑ Spurgeon (1990). The Treasury of David. Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN   978-1-56563-945-4.
  2. ↑ Spurgeon, Charles Haddon (1886). Psalm 53-78. Funk & Wagnalls.
  3. ↑ Pereira, José; Fastiggi, Robert L. (2006). The Mystical Theology of the Catholic Reformation: An Overview of Baroque Spirituality. University Press of America. ISBN   978-0-7618-3513-4.
  4. ↑ Gerace, Antonio (2019-07-15). Biblical Scholarship in Louvain in the 'Golden' Sixteenth Century. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. ISBN   978-3-647-59378-4.
  5. ↑ J, Rev A. J. Maas S.; Press, Aeterna. The Gospel According to Saint Matthew With an Explanatory and Critical Commentary. Aeterna Press.
  6. ↑ Americana, Encyclopaedia (1831). Encyclopædia Americana, ed. by F. Lieber assisted by E. Wigglesworth (and T.G. Bradford).
  7. ↑ Munsell, Joel (2022-09-05). The Every Day Book of History and Chronology. DigiCat.
  8. ↑ "Lode Van Hecke nieuwe bisschop van Gent". De Standaard . 27 November 2019.
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