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Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
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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

Date Event From To
12 May 1559 Erected Diocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
Archdiocese of Utrecht
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (erected)
1801 Territory Added Diocese of Brugge {Bruges} (suppressed)
Diocese of Ypres (Ieper) (suppressed)
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
22 March 1803 Territory Lost Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
Diocese of Roermond
Vicariate Apostolic of Breda (erected)
27 May 1834 Territory Lost Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} Diocese of Brugge {Bruges} (erected)
24 February 1958 Territory Lost Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Parish of Saint Anne) Archdiocese of Mechelen
11 October 1966 Territory Added Diocese 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 1966 Territory Lost Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Sint-Bavokerk (Amougies), Sint Brixius (Orroir), and Rousseignies-S. Amandi) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1950 1,131,000 1,237,502 91.4% 1,285 394 1,679 673 1,628 9,126 387 ap1951
1970 1,290,000 1,321,831 97.6% 1,254 447 1,701 758 606 7,012 416 ap1971
1980 1,300,000 1,344,576 96.7% 1,080 352 1,432 907 9 903 5,246 424 ap1981
1990 1,208,900 1,350,000 89.5% 856 255 1,111 1,088 39 678 3,903 427 ap1991
1999 1,174,000 1,355,000 86.6% 681 199 880 1,334 60 538 2,816 427 ap2000
2000 1,174,000 1,378,702 85.2% 657 199 856 1,371 60 474 2,655 427 ap2001
2001 1,174,000 1,400,000 83.9% 641 199 840 1,397 63 474 2,550 427 ap2002
2002 1,174,000 1,400,000 83.9% 622 199 821 1,429 64 456 2,435 425 ap2003
2003 1,174,000 1,400,000 83.9% 610 199 809 1,451 67 477 2,198 427 ap2004
2004 1,000,000 1,400,000 71.4% 588 199 787 1,270 69 477 2,055 427 ap2005
2006 1,000,000 1,398,650 71.5% 554 199 753 1,328 73 348 1,871 427 ap2007
2013 1,055,000 1,477,870 71.4% 405 81 486 2,170 92 202 1,332 427 ap2014
2016 1,064,000 1,480,000 71.9% 353 63 416 2,557 95 168 1,063 426 ap2017
2019 1,101,000 1,558,010 70.7% 301 48 349 3,154 93 133 826 405 ap2020
2021 1,088,100 1,539,800 70.7% 265 40 305 3,567 90 120 690 368 ap2022

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


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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