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Belgium

Seniority by Priestly Ordination


Ordained
Priest
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
6 Aug 1939 Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
12 Aug 1945 Archbishop Julien RiesTitular Archbishop of Bellicastrum
28 Jun 1947 Archbishop Giovanni MorettiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
6 Feb 1949 Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop Emeritus of Liège
24 Jul 1949 Bishop Paul LanneauAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
26 Aug 1956 Bishop Arthur LuystermanBishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
15 Jun 1957 Bishop Paul Van den BergheBishop Emeritus of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
17 Aug 1957 Godfried Cardinal DanneelsArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
3 Aug 1958 Archbishop Roger Pirenne, C.I.C.M.Archbishop Emeritus of Bertoua, Cameroon
28 Feb 1959 Archbishop Karl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
8 Jul 1961 Bishop Jan De BieAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
8 Oct 1961 Archbishop Pier Luigi CelataSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
Most Junior
18 Sep 1993 Bishop Jean KockerolsAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
30 Sep 1990 Bishop Philip E. R. DickmansBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
4 Jun 1989 Bishop Pascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyBishop of Saint-Denis, France
3 Aug 1985 Father Jan Geerits, S.D.S.Apostolic Administrator Emeritus of Comores
4 Jul 1982 Bishop Patrick HoogmartensBishop of Hasselt
20 Jul 1980 Bishop Johan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
7 Jul 1979 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
10 Jul 1977 Bishop Léon LemmensAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
7 Jul 1973 Bishop Guy HarpignyBishop of Tournai {Doornik}
23 Dec 1972 Bishop Pierre WarinAuxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
26 Aug 1972 Bishop Josef De KeselBishop of Brugge {Bruges}
24 Jun 1972 Bishop Jean-Luc HudsynAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}

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