Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent, (Latin: "Dioecesis Gandavensis"), also known as (Ghent) or (Gand); is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in 1559 from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium. The Current Bishop is Lucas von Looy, who was appointed in 2003. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.
Ordinaries
*Etienne-André-François de Paule de Fallot de Béaupré de Beaumont † (11 Apr 1802 Appointed - 22 Mar 1807 Appointed, Bishop of Foreign Diocese)
*Maurice-Jean-Madeleine de Broglie † (22 Mar 1807 Appointed - 20 Jul 1821 Died)
*Jean-François Van de Velde † ( 1829 Appointed - 1838 Died)
*Henri-François Bracq † (27 Mar 1865 Appointed - 1888 Died)
*Henri-Charles Lambrecht † ( 1888 Appointed - 1889 Died)
*Antonio Stillemans † (30 Dec 1889 Appointed - 1916 Resigned)
*Emilio Giovanni Seghers † (22 Mar 1917 Appointed - 17 May 1927 Died)
*Onorato Giuseppe Coppieters † (17 May 1927 Succeeded - 20 Dec 1947 Died)
*Karel Justien Calewaert † (28 Jan 1948 Appointed - 28 Dec 1963 Died)
*Léonce Albert Van Peteghem † (28 May 1964 Appointed - 27 Dec 1991 Retired)
*Arthur Luysterman (27 Dec 1991 Succeeded - 19 Dec 2003 Resigned)
*Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B. (19 Dec 2003 Appointed - )
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