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Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}

Archidioecesis Mechliniensis-Bruxellensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Luc Terlinden, Archbishop
  • Jean Kockerols, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Koenraad Vanhoutte, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Jozef De Kesel, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • André-Joseph (Mutien) Léonard, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Jan De Bie, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Jean-Luc Hudsyn, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Archdiocese of Mechelen
12 May 1559ErectedDiocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Liège
Archdiocese of Mechelen (erected)
29 November 1801Territory AddedDiocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers} (suppressed) Archdiocese of Mechelen
24 February 1958Territory AddedDiocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Parish of Saint Anne) Archdiocese of Mechelen
8 December 1961Territory LostArchdiocese of Mechelen Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp} (erected)
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
8 December 1961Name ChangedArchdiocese of Mechelen Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
28 July 1965Territory AddedDiocese of Tournai {Doornik} (Kapelle-S. Petri, Bever-Akrenbos, Bever-S. Martini) Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
28 July 1965Territory LostArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (Vert-Chemin, Warresaix) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
30 November 1977Territory LostArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (St. John the Evangelist in Konings-Hooikt and St. Joseph in Peulis) Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
30 November 1977Territory LostDiocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich) (St. Remigius in Landenne, B. M. V. Auxiliatrix in Petit-Wäret, St. Stephen in Seilles and SS. Peter and Paul in Povedroux)
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (S. Philibert in Noville-sur-Mehaigne)
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} (St. Lambert in Boignée)
Diocese of Namur {Namen}

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Mechelen
19503,093,819.0%3,1862,1295,31504,54616,202895ap1951
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
19692,326,496.0%1,9251,92506,780658ap1971
19802,278,0002,504,00091.0%1,5541,9873,541643682,4086,474657ap1981
19902,000,0002,373,52684.3%1,2731,2402,513795891,7784,965687ap1991
19991,600,0002,470,91864.8%1,0671,1492,216722951,5863,750677ap2000
20001,800,0002,500,00072.0%1,0221,1432,1658311051,6543,534677ap2001
20011,800,0002,514,18571.6%9771,1432,1208491011,5283,380677ap2002
20021,600,0002,513,78363.6%9341,1422,0767701051,5253,274677ap2003
20031,600,0002,508,87363.8%9111,1422,0537791001,4773,139677ap2004
20041,600,0002,500,00064.0%8921,1422,034786981,4522,972678ap2005
20131,801,0002,815,84264.0%6701,1421,812993881,4481,657659ap2014
20161,818,0002,842,00064.0%6011,1421,7431,043911,4231,847645ap2017
20191,886,0002,950,00063.9%5091,0061,5151,244921,2861,473593ap2020
20211,894,7002,963,73063.9%4311,0061,4371,318911,2801,204573ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Mechelen
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 239
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 250
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 539, and Page 540
  • Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 765, and Page 766
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 1,008, and Page 1,009

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