Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur
| Diocese of Namur Dioecesis Namurcensis Diocèse de Namur (French) Bistum Namur (German) Bisdom Namen (Dutch) | |
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| 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%) |
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| 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 |
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 The Diocese of Namur, coextensive with the two provinces of Namur and Luxembourg | |
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| 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
- Claude de Bexon (25 May 1802 - 15 Sep 1803 )
- Nicolas-Alexis Ondenard ( 1828 - 1830 )
- Jean Arnold Barret (15 Apr 1833 - 31 Jul 1835 )
- Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle (1 Feb 1836 - 1865 )
- Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps, C.SS.R. (25 Sep 1865 - 20 Dec 1867 )
- Théodore-Joseph Gravez (20 Dec 1867 - 1883 Died)
- Pierre-Lambert Goosens (16 Jul 1883 - 24 Mar 1884 )
- Édouard-Joseph Belin (27 Mar 1884 - 1892 )
- Jean-Baptiste Decrolière ( 1892 - 1899 )
- Thomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem. (23 Oct 1899 - 28 Oct 1941 )
- André Marie Charue (12 Dec 1941 - 24 Jun 1974 )
- Robert-Joseph Mathen (24 Jun 1974 - 7 Feb 1991 )
- Andre-Mutien Leonard (7 Feb 1991 - 18 Jan 2010)
- Rémy Victor Vancottem (31 May 2010 - )
References
- ↑ Namur - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ↑ 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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Coordinates: 50°27′49″N 4°51′33″E / 50.463583°N 4.859234°E
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