Belgian Bishops' Conference
The Belgian Bishops' Conference ( Dutch : Belgische Bisschoppenconferentie ; French : Conference Episcopale Belgique ) is the permanent organ of the Roman Catholic bishops in Belgium . She is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences . It includes the bishops, auxiliary bishops and emeritus bishops of the Belgian ecclesiastical province .
Bureau
- The chairman is the Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels , Jozef De Kesel
- The Secretary General is Herman Cosijns.
Members of the Belgian Bishops' Conference
- Jozef Cardinal De Kesel , Archbishop of Mechlin-Brussels
- Jean-Pierre Delville , Bishop of Liege
- Guy Harpigny , Bishop of Tournai
- Lucas Van Looy , Bishop of Ghent
- Patrick Hoogmartens , Bishop of Hasselt
- Johan Bonny , Bishop of Antwerp
- Lodewijk Aerts , Bishop of Bruges
- Pierre Warin , Bishop of Namur
- Jean Kockerols , auxiliary bishop in Mechelen-Brussels
- Jean-Luc Hudsyn , auxiliary bishop in Mechelen-Brussels
- Koenraad Vanhoutte , auxiliary bishop in Mechlin-Brussels
- André-Joseph Léonard , Archbishop Emeritus of Mechlin-Brussels
- Albert Houssiau , Bishop Emeritus of Liège
- Aloys Jousten , Bishop Emeritus of Liège
- Arthur Luysterman , Bishop Emeritus of Ghent
- Paul Van den Berghe , Bishop Emeritus of Antwerp
- Jan De Bie , auxiliary bishop emeritus in Mechlin-Brussels
- Rémy Victor Vancottem , Bishop Emeritus of Namur
Working method
Within the Belgian Bishops' Conference there are four permanent episcopal commissions and three episcopal committees . They are each headed by a bishop, two to three bishops are elected as members, clergymen and experts can be accepted as members. The Bishops' Conference also has a coordination committee. In it, the work for the commissions and committees is prepared, and interdiocesan projects are also discussed. This committee is chaired by the chairman of the bishops' conference.
The commissions
- Commission on Faith and Church
- Evangelism Commission
- Commission for the Dioceses
- " Gaudium et Spes " commission
Committees
- Media Committee
- Committee for Administrative, Legal and Financial Matters
- Committee for Liaison with Public Institutions and Regional Governments
Web links
Members of the Council of European Bishops 'Conferences and of the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Community :
Albanian Bishops' Conference | Belgian Bishops' Conference | Bishops' Conference for Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgarian Bishops' Conference | German Bishops' Conference | Bishops' Conference of England and Wales | French Bishops' Conference | Greek Bishops' Conference | Italian Episcopal Conference | Irish Bishops' Conference | Croatian Bishops' Conference | Latvian Bishops' Conference | Lithuanian Bishops' Conference | Archdiocese of Luxembourg | Maltese Bishops' Conference | Dutch Bishops' Conference | Nordic Bishops' Conference | Austrian Bishops' Conference | Polish Bishops' Conference | Portuguese Bishops' Conference | Romanian Bishops' Conference | Russian Bishops' Conference | Scottish Bishops' Conference | Swiss Bishops' Conference | Bishops' Conference for Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia | Slovak Bishops' Conference | Slovenian Bishops' Conference | Spanish Bishops' Conference | Czech Bishops' Conference | Turkish Bishops' Conference | Hungarian Bishops' Conference | Ukrainian Bishops' Conference | Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Catholic Church | Belarusian Bishops' Conference