Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur

Diocese of Namur
Dioecesis Namurcensis
Diocèse de Namur (French)
Bistum Namur (German)
Bisdom Namen (Dutch)

Location
Country Belgium
Ecclesiastical province Mechelen-Brussels
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Statistics
Area 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
751,000
568,000 (75.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 12 May 1559
Cathedral St Aubin's Cathedral in Namur, Belgium
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Rémy Vancottem
Metropolitan Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard
Auxiliary Bishops Pierre Warin
Map

The Diocese of Namur, coextensive with the two provinces of Namur and Luxembourg
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel.[2]

Bishops of Namur since 1802

References

  1. Namur - Catholic Encyclopedia article
  2. Diocese of Namur {Namen} from catholic-hierarchy.org

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton. 

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