List bishops of Belgium

This list covers only the period of independent Belgium. All the dioceses are gathered here because Belgium forms an ecclesiastical province: in the great moments of the history, the bishops of Belgium signed their standpoint collectively, it is consequently useful to have a synchronic sight which supplements the order of succession. The figure between brackets which precedes the name by the bishop indicates its row in the order of succession since the creation of the diocese.

Archdiocese of Malignant - Malignant-Brussels (1962)

(12) François-Antoine-Marie de Méan °1756 (1817-1831) +1831
(13) Engelbert Sterckx °1792 (1832-1867) +1867
(14) Victor-Auguste Dechamps °1810 (1867-1883) +1883
(15) Pierre-Lambert Goossens °1827 (1884-1906) +1906
(16) Desired-Joseph Mercier °1851 (1906-1926) +1926
(17) Joseph-Ernest Van Roey °1874 (1926-1961) +1961
(18) Leon-Joseph Suenens °1904 (1961-1980) + 1996
(19) Godfried Danneels °1933 (1980-)

Diocese of Liege

(84) Crow Van Bommel °1790 (1829-1852) +1852
(85) Theodore-Alexis of Montpellier °1807 (1852-1879) +1879
(86) Victor-Joseph Doutreloux °1837 (1879-1901) +1901
(87) Martin-Hubert Rutten °1841 (1901-1927) +1927
(88) Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs °1878 (1927-1961) +1962
(89) Guillaume-Marie van Zuylen °1910 (1961-1986) +2004
(90) Albert Houssiau °1924 (1986-2001)
(91) Aloys Jousten °1937 (2001-)

See also List of the prince-bishops of Liege

Diocese of Namur

(18) Nicolas-Alexis Ondenard °1756 (1828-1830) +1830
(19) Jean-Arnold Barrett °1770 (1831-1835) +1835
(20) Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle °1789 (1836-1865) +1865
(21) Victor-Auguste Dechamps °1810 (1865-1867) +1883
(22) Theodore-Joseph Gravez °1810 (1868-1883) +1883
(23) Pierre-Lambert Goossens °1827 (1883-1884) +1906
(24) Edouard-Joseph Belin °1821 (1884-1892) +1892
(25) Jean-Baptiste Decrolière °1839 (1892-1899) +1899
(26) Thomas-Louis Heylen °1856 (1899-1941) +1941
(27) Andre-Marie Charue °1898 (1941-1974) +1977
(28) Robert-Joseph Mathen °1916 (1974-1991) +1997
(29) Andre-Mutien Léonard °1940 (1991-)

Diocese of Turned

(89) Jean-Joseph Delplancq °1767 (1829-1834) +1834
(90) Gaspard-Joseph Labis °1792 (1835-1872) +1872
(91) Edmond-Joseph Dumont °1828 (1873-1880) +1892
(92) Isidore-Joseph Of Rousseaux °1826 (1880-1897) +1897
(93) Charles-Gustave Walravens °1841 (1897-1915) +1915
(94) Amédée-Marie Crooij °1869 (1915-1923) +1923
(95) Gaston-Antoine Rasneur °1874 (1924-1939) +1939
(96) Louis Delmotte °1892 (1940-1945) +1957
(97) Etienne Paperboard of Wiart °1898 (1945-1948) +1948
(98) Charles-Marie Himmer °1902 (1948-1977) +1994
(99) Jean Huard °1928 (1977-2002) +2002
(100) Guy Harpigny °1948 (2003-)

Diocese of Antwerp

Removed with the French revolution, the diocese of Antwerp was restored in 1962 per detachment of the archbishop's palace the Malignant ones which became the archbishop's palace of Malignant-Bruxelles.Pour the bishops who preceded the legal settlement, to see Liste of the bishops of Antwerp.

(20) Jules-Victor Daem °1902 (1962-1977) +1993
(21) Godfried Danneels °1933 (1977-1980)
(22) Paul Van Den Berghe °1933 (1980-)

Diocese of Bruges

Removed with the French revolution, the diocese of Bruges was restored shortly after Belgian independence.

(18) François-Rene Boussen °1774 (1834-1848) +1848
(19) Jean-Baptiste Malou °1809 (1848-1864) +1864
(20) Jean-Joseph Faict °1813 (1864-1894) +1894
(21) Pierre de Brabandere °1828 (1894-1895) +1895
(22) Gustave-Joseph Waffelaert °1847 (1895-1931) +1931
(23) Henricus Lamiroy °1883 (1931-1952) +1952
(24) Emile-Joseph De Smedt °1909 (1952-1984) +1995
(25) Roger Vangheluwe °1936 (1984-)

Diocese of Ghent

(20) Jean-François Van de Velde °1779 (1829-1838) +1838
(21) Louis-Joseph Delebecque °1796 (1838-1864) +1864
(22) Henri-François Bracq °1804 (1864-1888) +1888
(23) Henri-Charles Lambrecht °1848 (1888-1889) +1889
(24) Antoine Stillemans °1832 (1890-1916) +1916
(25) Emile-Jean Seghers °1855 (1917-1927) +1927
(26) Honore Coppieters °1874 (1927-1947) +1947
(27) Charles Calewaert °1893 (1947-1963) +1963
(28) Leonce-Albert Van Peteghem °1916 (1964-1991) +2004
(29) Arthur Luysterman °1932 (1991-2004)
(30) Lucas Van Looy °1941 (2004-)

Diocese of Hasselt

The diocese of Hasselt was created in 1967 per detachment of the diocese of Liege.

(1) Joseph Heuschen °1915 (1967-1989) +2002
(2) Paul Schruers °1929 (1989-2004)
(3) Patrick Hoogmartens °1952 (2004-)

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