Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège
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"Bishopric of Liège" redirects here. For the associated state of the Holy Roman Empire, see Prince-Bishopric of Liège.
The Diocese of Liège (Latin: Dioecesis Leodiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in the 4th century and presently covers the same territory as Belgium's Liège Province, but it was historically much larger. Currently, the diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra is found within St. Paul's Cathedral in the episcopal see of Liège.
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Quick Facts Diocese of LiègeDioecesis Leodiensis Diocèse de Liège (French)Bistum Lüttich (German)Bisdom Luik (Dutch), Location ...
Diocese of Liège Dioecesis Leodiensis Diocèse de Liège (French) Bistum Lüttich (German) Bisdom Luik (Dutch) | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
Coordinates | 50°38′15″N 5°34′20″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,862 km2 (1,491 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 1,092,226 731,000 (66.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral in Liège |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jean-Pierre Delville |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
Bishops emeritus | Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau, Bishop Emeritus (1986-2001) |
Map | |
The Diocese of Liège, coextensive with the Liège Province | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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