Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}

Historical Details

• Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 12 May 1559
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mechelen
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Belgium

Past Ordinaries

• Philippe Nigri † (10 Mar 1561 Appointed - 4 Jan 1563 Died)
• François Sonnius (Van de Velde) † (13 Mar 1570 Appointed - 29 Jun 1576 Died)
• Liévin (Hermann) Van der Beken (Torrentinus) † (27 Oct 1586 Appointed - 26 Apr 1595 Died)
• Guillaume de Berghes † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 9 Apr 1601 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Jean Le Mire (Miraeus) † (15 Mar 1604 Appointed - 12 Jan 1611 Died)
• Jean Marie Malderus (van Malderen) † (25 May 1611 Appointed - 21 Oct 1633 Died)
• Gaspard Dubois (Van Den Bosch, Nemius) † (12 Feb 1635 Appointed - 27 Nov 1651 Confirmed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
• Marius Ambroise Capello, O.P. † (6 Jul 1654 Appointed - 4 Oct 1676 Died)
• Aubertus van den Eede † (13 Sep 1677 Appointed - 2 Nov 1678 Died)
• Jean-Ferdinand Van Beughem † (25 Sep 1679 Appointed - 19 May 1699 Died)
• Réginald Cools, O.P. † (10 May 1700 Appointed - 2 Dec 1706 Died)
• Pierre-Joseph de Franken-Sierstof † (15 Dec 1710 Appointed - 19 Oct 1727 Died)
• Charles d’Espinoza, O.F.M. Cap. † (14 Jun 1728 Appointed - 31 Jul 1742 Died)
• Guillaume-Philippe de Herzelles † (11 Mar 1743 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1744 Died)
• Joseph Anselme François Werbrouck † (17 Jan 1746 Confirmed - 24 Dec 1747 Died)
• Dominique (Wilhelm Philipp) Gentis, O.P. † (5 May 1749 Confirmed - 3 Jul 1758 Died)
• Henri-Gabriel van Gameren † (4 Apr 1759 Confirmed - 26 Jan 1775 Died)
• Jacques-Thomas-Joseph Wellens † (15 Jul 1776 Confirmed - 30 Jan 1784 Died)
• Corneille-François de Nélis † (14 Feb 1785 Confirmed - 21 Aug 1798 Died)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Guillaume de Berghes † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1597 to 9 Apr 1601)
• Jacques Boonen † (Priest: 28 May 1611 to 28 Nov 1616)
• Marius Ambroise Capello, O.P. † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1654 to 4 Oct 1676)
• Réginald Cools, O.P. † (Bishop: 10 May 1700 to 2 Dec 1706)
• Gaspard Dubois (Van Den Bosch, Nemius) † (Bishop: 12 Feb 1635 to 27 Nov 1651)
• Charles d’Espinoza, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 14 Jun 1728 to 31 Jul 1742)
• Pierre-Joseph de Franken-Sierstof † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1710 to 19 Oct 1727)
• Dominique (Wilhelm Philipp) Gentis, O.P. † (Bishop: 5 May 1749 to 3 Jul 1758)
• Guillaume-Philippe de Herzelles † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1743 to 2 Sep 1744)
• Jean Le Mire (Miraeus) † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1604 to 12 Jan 1611)
• Jean Marie Malderus (van Malderen) † (Bishop: 25 May 1611 to 21 Oct 1633)
• Corneille-François de Nélis † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1785 to 21 Aug 1798)
• Philippe Nigri † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1561 to 4 Jan 1563)
• François Sonnius (Van de Velde) † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1570 to 29 Jun 1576)
• Jean-Ferdinand Van Beughem † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1679 to 19 May 1699)
• Aubertus van den Eede † (Bishop: 13 Sep 1677 to 2 Nov 1678)
• Liévin (Hermann) Van der Beken (Torrentinus) † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1586 to 26 Apr 1595)
• Henri-Gabriel van Gameren † (Bishop: 4 Apr 1759 to 26 Jan 1775)
• Jacques-Thomas-Joseph Wellens † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1776 to 30 Jan 1784)
• Joseph Anselme François Werbrouck † (Bishop: 17 Jan 1746 to 24 Dec 1747)