Diocese of Ghent
| Diocese of Ghent | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mechlin-Brussels |
| Diocesan bishop | Lode Van Hecke OCSO |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Arthur Luysterman Lucas Van Looy SDS |
| founding | 1834 |
| surface | 3,026 km² |
| Parishes | 426 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,480,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,064,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 71.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 353 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 63 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,558 |
| Permanent deacons | 95 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 168 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,063 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Dutch |
| cathedral | St. Bavo Cathedral |
| address | Bisdomplein 1 B-9000 Gent Belgie |
| Website | http://www.kerknet.be |
The diocese of Ghent (Latin Dioecesis Gandavensis , Dutch Bisdom Gent ) has existed for around 450 years. The parish today essentially comprises the Belgian province of East Flanders .
history
- 1559 : Foundation of the diocese of Ghent due to a reorganization of the dioceses in what was then the 'Habsburg Netherlands' (today includes the Netherlands , Belgium and Northern France) at the instigation of Philip II. The parish was previously assigned to the diocese of Tournai . Subordination to the also newly founded Archdiocese of Mechelen . The cathedral chapter emerges from the Ghent Saint Bavo Abbey , which was dissolved at the same time and whose successor church is the cathedral of the diocese.
- 1801 : Reorganization of the church in the wake of the French Revolution ; Enlargement to include the districts of the simultaneously dissolved dioceses of Bruges and Ypres , as well as parts of the archdiocese of Mechelen .
- 1834 : Downsizing of the diocese due to the re-establishment of the diocese of Bruges .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Gent - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Ghent (Dutch)
- Entry on the Diocese of Ghent on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent in the Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
