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Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}

Dioecesis Gandavensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O., Bishop
  • Arthur Luysterman, Bishop Emeritus
  • Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B., Bishop Emeritus

General Information


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
12 May 1559ErectedDiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
Archdiocese of Utrecht
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (erected)
1801Territory AddedDiocese of Brugge {Bruges} (suppressed)
Diocese of Ypres (Ieper) (suppressed)
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
22 March 1803Territory LostDiocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
Diocese of Roermond
Vicariate Apostolic of Breda (erected)
27 May 1834Territory LostDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} Diocese of Brugge {Bruges} (erected)
24 February 1958Territory LostDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Parish of Saint Anne) Archdiocese of Mechelen
11 October 1966Territory AddedDiocese of Tournai {Doornik} (Everbeek-S. Mariae and Everbeek-S. Joseph; Breucq, Cocambre and La Haute (of Ellezelles); Donkerstraete and Haie-de-Viane (of Deux-Acren); and La Hutte (of Plobecq)) Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
11 October 1966Territory LostDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Sint-Bavokerk (Amougies), Sint Brixius (Orroir), and Rousseignies-S. Amandi) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
19501,131,0001,237,50291.4%1,2853941,6796731,6289,126387ap1951
19701,290,0001,321,83197.6%1,2544471,7017586067,012416ap1971
19801,300,0001,344,57696.7%1,0803521,43290799035,246424ap1981
19901,208,9001,350,00089.5%8562551,1111,088396783,903427ap1991
19991,174,0001,355,00086.6%6811998801,334605382,816427ap2000
20001,174,0001,378,70285.2%6571998561,371604742,655427ap2001
20011,174,0001,400,00083.9%6411998401,397634742,550427ap2002
20021,174,0001,400,00083.9%6221998211,429644562,435425ap2003
20031,174,0001,400,00083.9%6101998091,451674772,198427ap2004
20041,000,0001,400,00071.4%5881997871,270694772,055427ap2005
20061,000,0001,398,65071.5%5541997531,328733481,871427ap2007
20131,055,0001,477,87071.4%405814862,170922021,332427ap2014
20161,064,0001,480,00071.9%353634162,557951681,063426ap2017
20191,101,0001,558,01070.7%301483493,15493133826405ap2020
20211,088,1001,539,80070.7%265403053,56790120690368ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 248
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,191, and Page 1,192

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