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Belgium

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
14 May 197847.09 Bishop Daniel Alphonse Omer Verstraete, O.M.I.Bishop Emeritus of Klerksdorp, South Africa
7 Sep 198044.78 Bishop Paul Van den BergheBishop Emeritus of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
21 Mar 198243.24 Bishop Rémy Victor VancottemBishop Emeritus of Namur {Namen}
3 Feb 198540.37 Mister Roger Joseph Vangheluwe
6 Jan 198639.45 Archbishop Pier Luigi CelataVice-Chamberlain Emeritus of the Apostolic Chamber, Roman Curia
18 May 198639.08 Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop Emeritus of Liège (Luik, Lüttich)
19 Apr 198738.16 Bishop Jan De BieAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
5 Apr 199035.20 Archbishop Giacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio
21 Oct 199034.66 Bishop Arthur LuystermanBishop Emeritus of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
14 Apr 199134.18 Archbishop André-Joseph (Mutien) LéonardArchbishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
25 Feb 199629.31 Bishop Eugène Lambert Adrian RixenBishop Emeritus of Goiás, Brazil
26 Oct 199727.64 Bishop Patrick HoogmartensBishop of Hasselt
Most Junior
3 Sep 20231.79 Archbishop Luc TerlindenArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
16 Feb 20214.34 Dominique Joseph Cardinal Mathieu, O.F.M. Conv.Archbishop of Teheran-Ispahan, Iran
23 Feb 20205.32 Bishop Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O.Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
2 Sep 20186.79 Bishop Koenraad VanhoutteAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
17 Sep 20177.75 Bishop Christian Rodembourg, M.S.A.Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada
4 Dec 20168.54 Bishop Lodewijk AertsBishop of Brugge {Bruges}
14 Jul 201311.93 Bishop Jean-Pierre DelvilleBishop of Liège (Luik, Lüttich)
3 Apr 201114.21 Bishop Jean KockerolsAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
3 Apr 201114.21 Bishop Jean-Luc HudsynAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
12 Sep 200915.76 Archbishop Franco CoppolaApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
28 Mar 200916.22 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
4 Jan 200916.45 Bishop Johan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}

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