Brugge {Bruges} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Lodewijk Aerts, Bishop General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 27 May 1834 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: BelgiumSquare Kilometers: 3,144 (1,214 Square Miles)Official Web Site: https://www.kerknet.be/organisatie/bisdom-brugge Mailing Address: Bisdom, Heilige-Geeststraat 4, B-8000 Brugge, BelgieTelephone: (050)33.59.05

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
Diocese of Brugge {Bruges}
1950 1,003,500 1,006,357 99.7% 1,394 446 1,840 545 1,017 8,050 345 ap1951
1959 1,015,675 1,044,451 97.2% 1,532 405 1,937 524 1,009 8,620 376 ap1960
1969 1,030,000 1,042,586 98.8% 1,339 430 1,769 582 810 7,000 365 ap1971
1980 1,054,000 1,078,237 97.8% 1,172 370 1,542 683 16 648 5,492 367 ap1981
1990 1,030,000 1,098,271 93.8% 1,028 362 1,390 741 49 613 4,258 367 ap1991
1999 1,050,000 1,125,140 93.3% 889 329 1,218 862 67 492 3,324 366 ap2000
2000 1,050,000 1,127,091 93.2% 832 326 1,158 906 64 482 3,236 366 ap2001
2001 1,045,000 1,128,774 92.6% 807 325 1,132 923 69 479 3,131 366 ap2002
2002 1,040,000 1,130,040 92.0% 767 322 1,089 955 82 440 3,025 365 ap2003
2003 1,035,000 1,132,275 91.4% 774 299 1,073 964 72 442 2,920 365 ap2004
2004 1,025,000 1,133,931 90.4% 760 302 1,062 965 75 436 2,804 364 ap2005
2006 1,010,000 1,138,503 88.7% 669 271 940 1,074 79 340 2,617 363 ap2007
2012 960,000 1,173,440 81.8% 561 225 786 1,221 88 323 1,919 362 ap2013
2015 968,000 1,178,265 82.2% 476 196 672 1,440 92 279 1,581 354 ap2016
2018 841,900 1,190,193 70.7% 413 169 582 1,446 94 236 1,287 349 ap2019
2020 846,400 1,197,690 70.7% 364 148 512 1,653 90 194 1,107 348 ap2021
2022 851,899 1,205,473 70.7% 339 130 469 1,816 86 169 942 339 ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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