Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges
| Diocese of Bruges Dioecesis Brugensis Diocèse de Bruges (French) Bistum Brügge (German) Bisdom Brugge (Dutch) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,145 km2 (1,214 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2012) 1,173,440 960,000 (81.8%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 May 1834 |
| Cathedral | St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Lode Aerts from 4 December 2016 |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
| Emeritus Bishops | Roger Vangheluwe, Bishop Emeritus (1984-2010) |
| Map | |
 The diocese of Bruges, coextensive with the province of West Flanders | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, (Brugge) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium. The diocese was restored after the French Revolution in 1834.[1] Its territory coincides with West Flanders. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is Sint-Salvator Cathedral.
History
The earlier diocese of Bruges existed from 1558.
Bishops
Franciscus-Renatus Boussen, eighteenth bishop of Brugge
- 1560–1567: Petrus Curtius (Petrus De Corte)
- 1569–1594: Remigius Driutius (Remi Drieux )
- 1596–1602: Matthias Lambrecht
- 1604–1616: Charles Philippe de Rodoan
- 1616–1620: Anthonius Triest (also bishop of Ghent)
- 1623–1629: Denis Stoffels
- 1630–1639: Servaas de Quinckere
- 1642–1649: Nicolaas de Haudion
- 1651–1660: Carolus Van den Bosch (also bishop of Ghent)
- 1662–1668: Robert de Haynin
- 1668–1671: Charles Geleyns
- 1671–1681: François de Baillencourt
- 1682–1689: Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano (also Archbishop of Mechelen)
- 1691–1706: Guilielmus (Willem) Bassery
- 1706–1716: Vacant
- 1716–1742: Hendrik Jozef van Susteren
- 1743–1753: Jan-Baptist de Castillon
- 1754–1775: Joannes-Robertus Caimo
- 1777–1794: Felix Brenart
- Suppressed
- 1834–1848: Franciscus-Renatus Boussen
- 1848–1864: Joannes-Baptista Malou
- 1864–1894: Johan Joseph Faict
- 1894–1895: Petrus De Brabandere
- 1895–1931: Gustavus Josephus Waffelaert
- 1931–1952: Henricus Lamiroy
- 1952–1984: Emiel-Jozef De Smedt
- 1984–2010: Roger Joseph Vangheluwe
- 2010–2015: Jozef De Kesel
- 2016-current: Lode Aerts
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Notes
- ↑ "Diocese of Brugge {Bruges}". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
Roman Catholic dioceses in Belgium | |
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| Province of Mechelen-Brussels (Current) | |
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Coordinates: 51°12′18″N 3°13′21″E / 51.204977°N 3.222416°E
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