Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp
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The Diocese of Antwerp (Latin: Dioecesis Antverpiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was restored in 1961.[1] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra is found within the Cathedral of Our Lady.
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Quick Facts Diocese of AntwerpDioecesis Antverpiensis Bisdom Antwerpen (Dutch)Diocèse d'Anvers (French)Bistum von Antwerpen (German), Location ...
Diocese of Antwerp Dioecesis Antverpiensis Bisdom Antwerpen (Dutch) Diocèse d'Anvers (French) Bistum von Antwerpen (German) | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
Coordinates | 51°13′06″N 4°24′10″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,570 km2 (990 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,586,590 1,215,000 (76.6%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 December 1961 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp |
Patron saint | Ignatius of Loyola |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Johan Bonny |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
Bishops emeritus | Paul Van den Berghe |
Map | |
The territorial extent of the diocese of Antwerp. Note that it is smaller than the Province of Antwerp |
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