Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent

Diocese of Ghent
Dioecesis Gandavensis
Diocèse de Gand (French)
Bistum von Gent (German)
Bisdom Gent (Dutch)

Location
Country Belgium
Ecclesiastical province Mechelen-Brussels
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Statistics
Area 2,995 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
1,477,870
1,055,000 (71.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 12 May 1559
Cathedral Saint Bavo Cathedral in Ghent
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Lucas Van Looy
Metropolitan Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard
Emeritus Bishops Arthur Luysterman, Bishop Emeritus (1991–2003)
Map

The Diocese of Ghent, is almost coextensive with the province of East Flanders. It also includes the municipality of Zwijndrecht

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, (Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis), also known as (Ghent) or (Gand); is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in 1559 from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium. The current bishop is Lucas von Looy, who was appointed in 2003. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.

Although it originally had a much greater extent, the diocese is now coextensive with the Belgian province of East Flanders, in addition to the municipality of Zwijndrecht, which is in the secular Province of Antwerp.

Ordinaries

Stefaan-Andreas de Paula Fallot de Beaumont
Hendrik-Frans Bracq
Leonce-Albert van Peteghem
Arthur Luysterman

The Bishop of Ghent is the ordinary of the Diocese of Gent. The current Bishop of Ghent is Mgr. Luc Van Looy (born 28 September 1941 in Tielen), who was appointed on 19 December 2003 and consecrated at Saint Bavo Cathedral on 1 February 2004.

List of the bishops of the Diocese of Ghent, Belgium

Tenure Incumbent Device Reason for exit
11568–1576Cornelius Jansenius (1510–1576)State
21588Wilhelmus Damasus van der Linden (1525–1588)Quæ sursum quærite
31590–1609Pieter Damant (died 1609)Deum redama
41610–1612Karel Maes (1559–1612)Deo duce
51613–1616Frans van der Burch (1567–1664)Unitas libertatis ars
61617–1620Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655)Vince in bono
71622–1657Antoon Triest (1577–1657)Confidenter
81660–1665Karel van den Bosch (died 1665)Crucierne crucier
91666–1675Eugeen-Albert, count d'Allamont (1609–1675)Patiens esto
101677–1679Frans van Horenbeke (1630–1679)Facere et docere
111679–1680Ignaas-August van Grobbendonck Schetz (1625–1680)In labore quies
121681–1694Albert, count d'Hornes (1640–1694)Lex tua meditatione mea est
131695–1730Philips-Erard van der Noot (1638–1730)Respice finem
141730–1741Jan-Baptist de Smet (1674–1741)Caelestia cude arma
151743–1770Maximiliaan-Antoon van der Noot (1685–1770)Respice finem
161772–1778Govaart-Geeraard van Eersel (1713–1778)Ordinate et provide
171779–1795Ferdinand-Marie, prince von Lobkowitz (1726–1795)Ad haerere Deus bonum
181802–1807Stefaan-Andreas de Paula Fallot de Beaumont (1750–1835)Appointed, Bishop of Foreign Diocese
191807–1821Maurits-Jan-Magdalena, prince de Broglie (1766–1821)Died
201829–1838Jan-Frans van de Velde (1779–1838)Auxilium a dominoDied
211838–1864Lodewijk-Jozef Delebecque (1798–1864)Monstra te esse Matrem
221865–1888Hendrik-Frans Bracq (1804–1888)In nomine DominiDied
231888–1889Hendrik-Karel Lambrecht (1848–1889)Died
241890–1916Antoon Stillemans (1832–1916)Vivat JezusRetired
251917–1927Emiel-Jan Seghers (1855–1927)Died
261927–1947Honoré Jozef Coppieters (1874–1947)Fide et CaritateDied
271947–1963Karel Justinus Calewaert (1893–1963)Caritate veritatisDied
281963–1991Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem (1916–2004)In Deo salutariRetired
291991–2003Arthur Luysterman (born 1932)In terra paxRetired
302004–presentLucas Van Looy, S.D.B. (born 1941)In nomine patrisIncumbent

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