List bishops of Ghent

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Short history

Évêché of Ghent on May 12th 1559 was founded.

List bishops

Unless otherwise specified, the first date corresponds to the taking possession of the episcopal see; the second, with the death or the transfer of the bishop towards another seat.

29.08. 1568 - 11.05. 1576: Crow Jansen (alias Jansenius) (not to be confused with its homonymous (1585-1638) author of the Jansénisme). It is deceased on May 11th or on April 11th 1576.
22.06. 1588 - 02.11. 1588: Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden (alias Lindanus) (the first date corresponds to its installation). It was before bishop of Ruremonde.
??.??. 1591 - 14.09. 1609: Pierre Ramming (the first date corresponds to its installation).
02.11. 1610 - 21.05. 1612: Charles Maes (alias Masius). It was before bishop of Ypres.
08.02. 1613 - 08.07. 1616: Henri François van der Burch . It was then archbishop of Cambric.
13.01. 1617 - 26.11. 1621: Jacques Boonen . It was then archbishop Malignant.
15.03. 1622 - 28.05. 1657: Antoine Triest . It was before bishop of Bruges.
08.06. 1660 - 05.04. 1665: Charles van den Bosch . It was before bishop of Bruges.
04.07. 1666 - 28.08. 1673: Eugene Albert d' Allamont . It was bishop of Ruremonde and Wood-the-Duke.
01.07. 1677 - 04.01. 1679: François van Horenbeke .
26.12. 1679 - 31.05. 1680: Ignace Augustin de Grobbendonck . It was before bishop of Namur.
15.06. 1681 - 04.06. 1694: Albert de Hornes .
04.12. 1694 - 03.02. 1730: Philippe Érard van der Noot .
02.03. 1732 - 27.09. 1741: Jean-Baptiste de Smet . It was before bishop of Ypres.
27.12. 1742 - 27.09. 1770: Maximilien Antoine van der Noot .
05.08. 1772 - 24.05. 1778: Govard Gerard van Eersel .
24.05. 1778 - 24.11. 1779: Sedes vacat .
22.11. 1779 - 29.01. 1795: Ferdinand Marie de Lobkowicz (or Lobkowitz). It was before bishop of Namur. In 1795, it flees its évêché in front of the arrival of the French.

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