Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent
| Diocese of Ghent Dioecesis Gandavensis Diocèse de Gand (French) Bistum von Gent (German) Bisdom Gent (Dutch) | |
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| 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
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 | |
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| 1 | 1568–1576 | Cornelius Jansenius (1510–1576) | State | |
| 2 | 1588 | Wilhelmus Damasus van der Linden (1525–1588) | Quæ sursum quærite | |
| 3 | 1590–1609 | Pieter Damant (died 1609) | Deum redama | |
| 4 | 1610–1612 | Karel Maes (1559–1612) | Deo duce | |
| 5 | 1613–1616 | Frans van der Burch (1567–1664) | Unitas libertatis ars | |
| 6 | 1617–1620 | Jacobus Boonen (1573–1655) | Vince in bono | |
| 7 | 1622–1657 | Antoon Triest (1577–1657) | Confidenter | |
| 8 | 1660–1665 | Karel van den Bosch (died 1665) | Crucierne crucier | |
| 9 | 1666–1675 | Eugeen-Albert, count d'Allamont (1609–1675) | Patiens esto | |
| 10 | 1677–1679 | Frans van Horenbeke (1630–1679) | Facere et docere | |
| 11 | 1679–1680 | Ignaas-August van Grobbendonck Schetz (1625–1680) | In labore quies | |
| 12 | 1681–1694 | Albert, count d'Hornes (1640–1694) | Lex tua meditatione mea est | |
| 13 | 1695–1730 | Philips-Erard van der Noot (1638–1730) | Respice finem | |
| 14 | 1730–1741 | Jan-Baptist de Smet (1674–1741) | Caelestia cude arma | |
| 15 | 1743–1770 | Maximiliaan-Antoon van der Noot (1685–1770) | Respice finem | |
| 16 | 1772–1778 | Govaart-Geeraard van Eersel (1713–1778) | Ordinate et provide | |
| 17 | 1779–1795 | Ferdinand-Marie, prince von Lobkowitz (1726–1795) | Ad haerere Deus bonum | |
| 18 | 1802–1807 | Stefaan-Andreas de Paula Fallot de Beaumont (1750–1835) | Appointed, Bishop of Foreign Diocese | |
| 19 | 1807–1821 | Maurits-Jan-Magdalena, prince de Broglie (1766–1821) | Died | |
| 20 | 1829–1838 | Jan-Frans van de Velde (1779–1838) | Auxilium a domino | Died |
| 21 | 1838–1864 | Lodewijk-Jozef Delebecque (1798–1864) | Monstra te esse Matrem | |
| 22 | 1865–1888 | Hendrik-Frans Bracq (1804–1888) | In nomine Domini | Died |
| 23 | 1888–1889 | Hendrik-Karel Lambrecht (1848–1889) | Died | |
| 24 | 1890–1916 | Antoon Stillemans (1832–1916) | Vivat Jezus | Retired |
| 25 | 1917–1927 | Emiel-Jan Seghers (1855–1927) | Died | |
| 26 | 1927–1947 | Honoré Jozef Coppieters (1874–1947) | Fide et Caritate | Died |
| 27 | 1947–1963 | Karel Justinus Calewaert (1893–1963) | Caritate veritatis | Died |
| 28 | 1963–1991 | Léonce-Albert Van Peteghem (1916–2004) | In Deo salutari | Retired |
| 29 | 1991–2003 | Arthur Luysterman (born 1932) | In terra pax | Retired |
| 30 | 2004–present | Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B. (born 1941) | In nomine patris | Incumbent |
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Coordinates: 51°03′10″N 3°43′43″E / 51.052761°N 3.728584°E
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