- Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel.[2]
Bishops of Namur since 1802
- Claude de Bexon (25 May 1802 - 15 Sep 1803 )
- Nicolas-Alexis Ondenard ( 1828 - 1830 )
- Jean Arnold Barret (15 Apr 1833 - 31 Jul 1835 )
- Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle (1 Feb 1836 - 1865 )
- Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps, C.SS.R. (25 Sep 1865 - 20 Dec 1867 )
- Théodore-Joseph Gravez (20 Dec 1867 - 1883 Died)
- Pierre-Lambert Goosens (16 Jul 1883 - 24 Mar 1884 )
- Édouard-Joseph Belin (27 Mar 1884 - 1892 )
- Jean-Baptiste Decrolière ( 1892 - 1899 )
- Thomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem. (23 Oct 1899 - 28 Oct 1941 )
- André Marie Charue (12 Dec 1941 - 24 Jun 1974 )
- Robert-Joseph Mathen (24 Jun 1974 - 7 Feb 1991 )
- Andre-Mutien Leonard (7 Feb 1991 - 18 Jan 2010)
- Rémy Victor Vancottem (31 May 2010 - )
References
- ^ Namur - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ Diocese of Namur {Namen} from catholic-hierarchy.org
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. Robert Appleton Company.
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Coordinates: 50°27′49″N 4°51′33″E / 50.463583°N 4.859234°E
Current Defunct Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium
- Roman Catholic Church in Belgium
- Namur
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