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Belgium

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
14 May 1978 Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
7 Sep 1980 Bishop Paul Van den BergheBishop Emeritus of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
21 Mar 1982 Bishop Rémy Victor VancottemBishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}
3 Feb 1985 Mister Roger Joseph Vangheluwe
6 Jan 1986 Archbishop Pier Luigi CelataVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber, Roman Curia
18 May 1986 Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich)
19 Apr 1987 Bishop Jan De BieAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
5 Apr 1990 Archbishop Giacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
21 Oct 1990 Bishop Arthur LuystermanBishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
14 Apr 1991 Archbishop André-Joseph (Mutien) LéonardArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
25 Feb 1996 Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian RixenBishop Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
26 Oct 1997 Bishop Patrick HoogmartensBishop of Hasselt
Most Junior
3 Sep 2023 Archbishop Luc TerlindenArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
16 Feb 2021 Archbishop Dominique Joseph Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran
23 Feb 2020 Bishop Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O.Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
2 Sep 2018 Bishop Koenraad VanhoutteAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
17 Sep 2017 Bishop Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A.Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
4 Dec 2016 Bishop Lodewijk AertsBishop of Brugge {Bruges}
14 Jul 2013 Bishop Jean-Pierre DelvilleBishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich)
3 Apr 2011 Bishop Jean KockerolsAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
3 Apr 2011 Bishop Jean-Luc HudsynAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
12 Sep 2009 Archbishop Franco CoppolaApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
28 Mar 2009 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
4 Jan 2009 Bishop Johan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}

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