The Diocese of Antwerp ( lat. Dioecesis Antverpiensis ) is the diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its center in the city of Antwerp , Belgium . The diocese of Antwerp enters the Metropolis of Mechelen-Brussels . The cathedral of the diocese of Antwerp is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary .
| Diocese of Antwerp | |
|---|---|
| Dioecesis Antverpiensis | |
 Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp | |
| latin rite | |
| Main city | Antwerp |
| A country | Belgium  |
| Founding date | May 12, 1559 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Antwerp |
| Metropolis | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Parishes | 310 |
| Diocese area | 2.570 km² |
| Diocese population | 1,468,265 people |
| The number of Catholics | 1.289.847 people |
| Catholic share | 87.8% |
| Site | |
History
On May 12, 1559, Pope Paul IV issued the Bull Super universas , which established the Diocese of Antwerp. On the same day, the Diocese of Antwerp entered the Metropolis of Mechelen (today the Metropolis of Mechelen-Brussels). On November 29, 1801, Pope Pius VII released the bull Qui Christi Domini , which he abolished the diocese of Antwerp.
On December 8, 1961, Pope John XXIII issued a bull, Christi Ecclesia , by which he restored the diocese of Antwerp.
Diocese
- Bishop Filippo Negri (03/10/1561 - 1/4/1563);
- Sede vacante (1563–1569);
- Bishop Franciscus Sonnius (Van de Velde) (03/13/1570 - 06/29/1576);
- Sede vacante (1576–1586);
- Bishop Laevinus Torrentius (Liévin van der Beken) (10.27.1586 - 04.26.1595);
- Bishop Guillaume de Berghes (04/14/1597 - 04/09/1601) - appointed Archbishop of Cambrai ;
- Bishop Jean Miraeus (Le Mire) (03/15/1604 - 01/12/1611);
- Bishop Johannes Malderus (Jean van Malderen) (05.25.1611 - 10.21.1633);
- Bishop Nemius (Gaspard du Bois) (12.02.1635 - 11.27.1651) - appointed by the Archbishop of Cambrai;
- Bishop Marius o Ambroise Capello (Jul 6, 654 - Oct 4, 1967);
- Bishop Aubert van den Eede (September 13, 1677 - November 6, 1967);
- Bishop Jean-Ferdinand de Beughem (September 25, 1967 - May 19, 1699);
- Bishop of Reginaldus Cools (05/10/1700 - 12/2/1706);
- Bishop Peter Josef von Franken-Siersdorf (12/15/1710 - 10/19/17727);
- Bishop Charles d'Espinoza (June 14, 1728 - 08/31/1742);
- Bishop of Guillaume-Philippe de Herzelles (03.11.1743 - 2.09.1744);
- Bishop Joseph-Anselme-François Weerbrouck (1/17/17746 - 12/24/1774);
- Bishop Dominikus de Gentis (Wilhelm Philipp Gentis) (05.05.1749 - 07.07.1758);
- Bishop Henri-Gabriel van Gameren (4.12.1759 - 26.01.1775);
- Bishop Jacques-Thomas-Joseph Wellens (07.15.1776 - 01.30.1784);
- Bishop of Corneille-François Nelis (February 14, 1778 - August 21, 1798);
- Sede soppressa (1801-1961);
- Bishop Jules Victor Daem (04/04/1962 - 11/4/1977);
- Bishop Godfried Danneels (November 4, 1977 to December 19, 1979) was appointed Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels;
- Bishop Paul Van den Berghe (July 3, 1980 - October 28, 2008);
- Bishop Johan Bonny (10/28/2008 - present).
Source
- Annuario Pontificio , Libreria Editrice Vaticana, Città del Vaticano, 2003, ISBN 88-209-7422-3
- Bull Super universas / Bullarum diplomatum et privilegiorum sanctorum Romanorum pontificum Taurinensis editio , Vol. VI, pp. 559-565 (lat.)
- Bull Qui Christi Domini / Bullarii Romani Continatio , Tomo XI, Romae 1845, pp. 245-249 (Latin)
- Bulla Christi Ecclesia , AAS 54 (1962), p. 765 (lat.)
- Bulla Cathedralium ecclesiarum (lat.)
- Pius Bonifacius Gams, Series episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae , Leipzig 1931, p. 247 (lat.)
- Konrad Eubel, Hierarchia Catholica Medii Aevi , vol. 3 , p. 111; vol. 4 , pp. 87-88; vol. 5 , p. 90; vol. 6 , p. 89-90 (lat.)
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