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

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
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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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