Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)
| Bishop(s) Luc Terlinden, Archbishop Jean Kockerols, Auxiliary Bishop Koenraad Vanhoutte, Auxiliary Bishop Jozef De Kesel, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Andr�-Joseph (Mutien) L�onard, Archbishop Emeritus Jan De Bie, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Jean-Luc Hudsyn, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Antwerpen {Antwerp} Brugge {Bruges} Gent {Ghent, Gand} Hasselt Li�ge (Luik, L�ttich) Namur {Namen} Tournai {Doornik} | General Information Type of Jurisdiction: ArchdioceseName Changed: 8 December 1961 Metropolitan SeeRite: Latin (or Roman)Country: BelgiumSquare Kilometers: 3,635 (1,404 Square Miles)Official Web Site: https://www.kerknet.be/organisatie/aartsbisdom-mechelen-brussel Mailing Address: Aartsbisdom, Wollemarkt 15, B-2800 Mechelen, BelgieTelephone: (015)29.26.28 |
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Past and Present Ordinaries
- Antoine Perrenot de Granvella † (10 Mar 1561 Appointed - 24 Jan 1583 Resigned)
- Joannes Hauchin † (24 Jan 1583 Appointed - 5 Jan 1589 Died)
- Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) † (25 Sep 1595 Appointed - 30 May 1620 Died)
- Jacques Boonen † (13 Oct 1621 Confirmed - 30 Jun 1655 Died)
- Andr� Creusen † (9 Apr 1657 Confirmed - 8 Nov 1666 Died)
- Jean de Wachtendonck † (12 Mar 1668 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1668 Died)
- Alphonse de Berghes † (17 Nov 1670 Confirmed - 7 Jun 1689 Died)
- Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano † (8 May 1690 Confirmed - 9 Jun 1711 Died)
- Thomas Philip Wallrad d’H�nin-L�tard d’Alsace-Boussut de Chimay † (16 Dec 1715 Appointed - 5 Jan 1759 Died)
- Joannes-Henricus von Frankenberg † (28 May 1759 Appointed - 20 Nov 1801 Resigned)
- Jean-Armand de Bessu�jouls Roquelaure † (14 Apr 1802 Confirmed - 25 Mar 1808 Retired)
- Dominique-Georges-Fr�d�ric Dufour de Pradt † (27 Mar 1809 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1815 Resigned)
- Fran�ois Antoine Marie Constantin de M�an et de Beaurieux † (28 Jul 1817 Appointed - 15 Jan 1831 Died)
- Engelbert Sterckx † (24 Feb 1832 Appointed - 4 Dec 1867 Died)
- Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps, C.SS.R. † (20 Dec 1867 Appointed - 29 Sep 1883 Died)
- Pierre-Lambert Goossens † (24 Mar 1884 Appointed - 25 Jan 1906 Died)
- D�sir� Felicien Fran�ois Joseph Mercier † (21 Feb 1906 Appointed - 23 Jan 1926 Died)
- Jozef-Ernest van Roey † (12 Mar 1926 Appointed - 6 Aug 1961 Died)
- Leo Jozef Suenens † (24 Nov 1961 Appointed - 4 Oct 1979 Retired)
- Godfried Danneels † (19 Dec 1979 Appointed - 18 Jan 2010 Retired)
- Andr�-Joseph (Mutien) L�onard (18 Jan 2010 Appointed - 6 Nov 2015 Retired)
- Jozef De Kesel (6 Nov 2015 Appointed - 22 Jun 2023 Retired)
- Luc Terlinden (22 Jun 2023 Appointed - )
Statistics
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archdiocese of Mechelen | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 3,093,819 | .0% | 3,186 | 2,129 | 5,315 | 0 | 4,546 | 16,202 | 895 | ap1951 | ||
| Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | 2,326,496 | .0% | 1,925 | 1,925 | 0 | 6,780 | 658 | ap1971 | ||||
| 1980 | 2,278,000 | 2,504,000 | 91.0% | 1,554 | 1,987 | 3,541 | 643 | 68 | 2,408 | 6,474 | 657 | ap1981 |
| 1990 | 2,000,000 | 2,373,526 | 84.3% | 1,273 | 1,240 | 2,513 | 795 | 89 | 1,778 | 4,965 | 687 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 1,600,000 | 2,470,918 | 64.8% | 1,067 | 1,149 | 2,216 | 722 | 95 | 1,586 | 3,750 | 677 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 1,800,000 | 2,500,000 | 72.0% | 1,022 | 1,143 | 2,165 | 831 | 105 | 1,654 | 3,534 | 677 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 1,800,000 | 2,514,185 | 71.6% | 977 | 1,143 | 2,120 | 849 | 101 | 1,528 | 3,380 | 677 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 1,600,000 | 2,513,783 | 63.6% | 934 | 1,142 | 2,076 | 770 | 105 | 1,525 | 3,274 | 677 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 1,600,000 | 2,508,873 | 63.8% | 911 | 1,142 | 2,053 | 779 | 100 | 1,477 | 3,139 | 677 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 1,600,000 | 2,500,000 | 64.0% | 892 | 1,142 | 2,034 | 786 | 98 | 1,452 | 2,972 | 678 | ap2005 |
| 2013 | 1,801,000 | 2,815,842 | 64.0% | 670 | 1,142 | 1,812 | 993 | 88 | 1,448 | 1,657 | 659 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 1,818,000 | 2,842,000 | 64.0% | 601 | 1,142 | 1,743 | 1,043 | 91 | 1,423 | 1,847 | 645 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 1,886,000 | 2,950,000 | 63.9% | 509 | 1,006 | 1,515 | 1,244 | 92 | 1,286 | 1,473 | 593 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 1,894,700 | 2,963,730 | 63.9% | 431 | 1,006 | 1,437 | 1,318 | 91 | 1,280 | 1,204 | 573 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
Affiliated Bishops, Living
- Jan De Bie(Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1987 to 3 Jan 2009)
- Jozef De Kesel(Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 2002 to 25 Jun 2010; Archbishop: 6 Nov 2015 to 22 Jun 2023)
- Albert Jean Charles Ghislain Houssiau(Priest: 6 Feb 1949 to 17 Mar 1986)
- Jean-Luc Hudsyn(Priest: 24 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 2011 to 22 Nov 2023)
- Jean Kockerols(Priest: 18 Sep 1993; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 2011)
- Andr�-Joseph (Mutien) L�onard(Archbishop: 18 Jan 2010 to 6 Nov 2015)
- Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A.
- Luc Terlinden(Deacon: 16 Oct 1998; Priest: 18 Sep 1999; Archbishop: 22 Jun 2023 - )
- R�my Victor Vancottem(Priest: 27 Jun 1969; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 1982 to 31 May 2010)
- Koenraad Vanhoutte(Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 2018)
- Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B.
Affiliated Bishops, Deceased
- Charles Andr� Anthonis † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Mar 1868 to 6 Dec 1893)
- Jaak Bax, C.I.C.M. †
- Alphonse de Berghes † (Archbishop: 17 Nov 1670 to 7 Jun 1689)
- Jean-Armand de Bessu�jouls Roquelaure † (Archbishop: 14 Apr 1802 to 25 Mar 1808)
- Jacques Boonen † (Archbishop: 13 Oct 1621 to 30 Jun 1655)
- Pierre Bouckaert, S.J. †
- Felix Willem Antonius Brenart †
- Joseph-L�on Cardijn † (Priest: 22 Sep 1906 to 15 Feb 1965)
- �tienne Joseph Carton de Wiart † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1934 to 8 Jul 1945)
- Andr� Creusen † (Archbishop: 9 Apr 1657 to 8 Nov 1666)
- Am�d�e Marie L�on Crooy (Crooij) † (Priest: 20 Sep 1891 to 6 Dec 1915)
- Constantin Daems, C.I.C.M. †
- Godfried Danneels † (Archbishop: 19 Dec 1979 to 18 Jan 2010)
- Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps, C.SS.R. † (Priest: 20 Dec 1834 to 13 Jun 1836; Archbishop: 20 Dec 1867 to 29 Sep 1883)
- Maximilien de F�rstenberg † (Priest: 9 Aug 1931 to 14 Mar 1949)
- Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Feb 1982 to 20 Mar 2002)
- Lodewijk-Jozef Delebecque † (Priest: 24 May 1822 to 13 Sep 1838)
- Emiel-Jozef De Smedt † (Priest: 29 Sep 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 May 1950 to 31 Jul 1952)
- Dominique-Georges-Fr�d�ric Dufour de Pradt † (Archbishop: 27 Mar 1809 to 16 Sep 1815)
- Modestus Johannes-Baptiste Everaerts, O.F.M. †
- Joannes-Henricus von Frankenberg † (Archbishop: 28 May 1759 to 20 Nov 1801)
- Xavier Geeraerts, M. Afr. †
- Pierre-Lambert Goossens † (Priest: 21 Dec 1850 to 1 Jun 1883; Archbishop: 24 Mar 1884 to 25 Jan 1906)
- Joannes Hauchin † (Archbishop: 24 Jan 1583 to 5 Jan 1589)
- Thomas Philip Wallrad d’H�nin-L�tard d’Alsace-Boussut de Chimay † (Archbishop: 16 Dec 1715 to 5 Jan 1759)
- Jacobus Jacobs, O. Praem. †
- Jean Jadot † (Priest: 11 Feb 1934 to 23 Feb 1968)
- Jean-Baptiste Janssens, S.J. †
- Louis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †
- Georges-Marie-Joseph-Hubert-Ghislain de Jonghe d’Ardoye, M.E.P. †
- Paul Lanneau † (Priest: 24 Jul 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Feb 1982 to 20 Mar 2002)
- Louis Joseph Legraive † (Priest: 19 Sep 1885; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Oct 1907 to 10 Jun 1940)
- L�on Lemmens † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 2011 to 2 Jun 2017)
- Alphonse Joseph Matthysen (Matthijsen), M. Afr. †
- Fran�ois Antoine Marie Constantin de M�an et de Beaurieux † (Archbishop: 28 Jul 1817 to 15 Jan 1831)
- Joseph Mees † (Priest: 4 Apr 1948 to 14 Jun 1969)
- D�sir� Felicien Fran�ois Joseph Mercier † (Priest: 4 Apr 1874; Archbishop: 21 Feb 1906 to 23 Jan 1926)
- Zacharie de Metz †
- Christoph Bartholom�us Anton Migazzi Von Waal Und Sonnenthurn † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 20 Sep 1751 to 18 Jul 1756)
- Hubert Otto, C.I.C.M. †
- Antoine Perrenot de Granvella † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1561 to 24 Jan 1583)
- Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano † (Archbishop: 8 May 1690 to 9 Jun 1711)
- Felicissimus Alphonse Raeymaeckers, O.F.M. Cap. †
- Georges D�sir� Raeymaeckers, O. Praem. †
- Pepin de Rosa, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Mar 1562 to 7 Aug 1569)
- Paul Constant Schoenmaekers † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Sep 1952 to 8 Jan 1986)
- Engelbert Sterckx † (Priest: 18 Feb 1815; Archbishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 4 Dec 1867)
- Leo Jozef Suenens † (Priest: 4 Sep 1927; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1945; Archbishop: 24 Nov 1961 to 4 Oct 1979)
- J�r�me-Josse Van Aertselaer, C.I.C.M. †
- Alfons Van Buggenhout, C.I.C.M. †
- Jean Marie van Cauwenbergh † (Priest: 20 Sep 1902; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1930 to 14 Apr 1950)
- Alphonse Marie Van den Bosch, C.SS.R. †
- Victor-Jean-Joseph-Marie van den Branden de Reeth † (Priest: 24 Sep 1864; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1879 to 27 Feb 1909)
- Matthias Van den Hove (Hovius) † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1595 to 30 May 1620)
- Pierre van den Perre †
- Josephus Franciscus van der Stappen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 1893 to 28 Jul 1908)
- Louis Van Dyck (Dijck), C.I.C.M. †
- Charles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †
- Jozef-Ernest van Roey † (Priest: 18 Sep 1897; Archbishop: 12 Mar 1926 to 6 Aug 1961)
- Charles Alphonse Armand Vanuytven, O. Praem. †
- Honor� Marie Van Waeyenbergh † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Sep 1954 to 19 Jul 1971)
- Theophiel (Th�ophile) Verbist, C.I.C.M. † (Priest: 18 Sep 1847 to 19 Nov 1862)
- Theotimus Jozef Verhaegen, O.F.M. †
- Alphonse Verwimp, S.J. †
- Ghislain de Vroede † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1570 to 14 Aug 1579)
- Jean de Wachtendonck † (Archbishop: 12 Mar 1668 to 23 Jun 1668)
- Antoine Alphonse de Wachter † (Priest: 20 Sep 1879; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jun 1909 to 15 Nov 1932)
- Joseph Ignace Waterschoot, O. Praem. †
Source(s)
- Archdiocese of Mechelen
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 239
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 250
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 539, and Page 540
- Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 54, Page 765, and Page 766
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 57, Page 1,008, and Page 1,009
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