Diocese of Namur
| Diocese of Namur | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechlin-Brussels |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Mechlin-Brussels |
| Diocesan bishop | Pierre Warin |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rémy Victor Vancottem |
| surface | 8,105 km² |
| Parishes | 743 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 765,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 500,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 65.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 395 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 272 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 750 |
| Permanent deacons | 59 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 446 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 536 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | French |
| cathedral | Cathédrale Saint-Aubain |
| address | 1 Rue de l'Eveche 5000 Namur |
| Website | www.diocesedenamur.be |
The diocese of Namur (Latin Dioecesis Namurcensis , French Diocèse de Namur ) has existed since 1559. Today the parish includes the Belgian provinces of Namur and Luxembourg .
history
- 1559 : Foundation of the Namur diocese due to a reorganization of the dioceses in what was then the 'Habsburg Netherlands' (includes today's Netherlands , Belgium and Northern France) at the instigation of Philip II. The parish was previously assigned to the Liège diocese . Namur is incorporated into the newly founded church province of Cambrai .
- 1801 : Reorganization of the church organization in the course of the French Revolution - Namur subordinate to the Archdiocese of Mechlin-Brussels .
- 1830–42 : After the Belgian Revolution of 1830, the parishes in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are initially subordinated to an Apostolic Vicariate and in 1842 finally to a separate diocese of Luxembourg .
- 1987–1991 : Series of cases of sexual abuse by the diocesan priest Gilbert Hubermond.
- 2015 : The Primate of Belgium, Archbishop André-Joseph Léonard , is because of its failure to act as diocesan bishop of Namur, in the case Huber moon by the appeal court in Liege to a fine condemned in the amount of 10,000 euros.
cathedral
The Saint-Aubain de Namur church is the cathedral of the Namur diocese.
Cathedral in Namur
Cathedral in Namur
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Primate of Belgium convicted of abuse . Austrian Broadcasting Corporation , April 24, 2015
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Namur - Collection of images, videos and audio files
