Namur {Namen} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Pierre Warin, Bishop
Rémy Victor Vancottem, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 12 May 1559
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Belgium
Square Kilometers: 8,105 (3,130 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesedenamur.be/
Mailing Address: Évêché, 1 rue de l'Évêché, B-5000 Namur, Belgique
Telephone: (081)25.10.80
Fax: 22.93.77

Past and Present Ordinaries

Antoine Havet, O.P. † (10 Mar 1561 Appointed - 30 Nov 1578 Died)
François de Wallon-Capelle, O.F.M. † (11 Jan 1580 Appointed - 17 Feb 1592 Died)
Jean Dave † (20 Dec 1593 Appointed - 4 Mar 1595 Died)
Jacques Blaze (Blaes), O.F.M. Obs. † (14 Apr 1597 Appointed - 14 Mar 1601 Appointed, Bishop of Saint-Omer)
François Buisseret † (3 Dec 1601 Appointed - 9 Feb 1615 Appointed, Archbishop of Cambrai)
Jean Dauvin † (16 Sep 1615 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1629 Died)
Engelbert des Bois † (18 Mar 1630 Appointed - 15 Aug 1651 Died)
Jean de Wachtendonck † (2 Oct 1654 Appointed - 12 Mar 1668 Confirmed, Archbishop of Mechelen)
Ignaas August Schetz van Grobbendonck † (1 Apr 1669 Appointed - 13 Nov 1679 Appointed, Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand})
Pierre van den Perre † (7 Oct 1680 Confirmed - 7 Sep 1695 Died)
Ferdinand Paul Ernest de Berlo de Brus † (11 Nov 1697 Appointed - 24 Aug 1725 Died)
Thomas John Francis de Strickland de Sizorghe † (20 Jan 1727 Appointed - 12 Jan 1740 Died)
Paul Godefroid de Berlo de Franc-Douaire † (5 Dec 1740 Confirmed - 19 Jan 1771 Died)
Ferdinand-Marie de Lobkowitz † (30 Mar 1772 Confirmed - 20 Sep 1779 Confirmed, Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand})
Albert Louis de Lichtervelde † (20 Mar 1780 Confirmed - 18 Oct 1796 Died)
Claude Leopoldo de Bexon † (25 May 1802 Confirmed - 15 Sep 1803 Resigned)
Charles-François-Joseph Pisani de La Gaude † (28 May 1804 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1826 Died)
Nicolas-Alexis Ondernard † (23 Jun 1828 Appointed - 25 Mar 1831 Died)
Jean Arnold Barrett † (15 Apr 1833 Appointed - 31 Jul 1835 Died)
Nicolas-Joseph Dehesselle † (1 Feb 1836 Appointed - 15 Aug 1865 Died)
Victor-Auguste-Isidore Dechamps, C.SS.R. † (25 Sep 1865 Appointed - 20 Dec 1867 Appointed, Archbishop of Mechelen)
Théodore-Joseph Gravez † (20 Dec 1867 Appointed - 16 Jul 1883 Died)
Pierre-Lambert Goossens † (16 Jul 1883 Succeeded - 24 Mar 1884 Appointed, Archbishop of Mechelen)
Édouard-Joseph Bélin † (27 Mar 1884 Appointed - 7 Feb 1892 Died)
Jean-Baptiste Decrolière † (11 Jul 1892 Appointed - 5 Sep 1899 Died)
Thomas Louis Heylen, O. Praem. † (23 Oct 1899 Appointed - 28 Oct 1941 Died)
André Clément Marie Ghislain Charue † (12 Dec 1941 Appointed - 24 Jun 1974 Retired)
Robert-Joseph Mathen † (24 Jun 1974 Succeeded - 7 Feb 1991 Resigned)
André-Joseph (Mutien) Léonard (7 Feb 1991 Appointed - 18 Jan 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels})
Rémy Victor Vancottem (31 May 2010 Appointed - 5 Jun 2019 Retired)
Pierre Warin (5 Jun 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
12 May 1559	Erected	Diocese of Liège	Diocese of Namur {Namen} (erected) Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) (erected)
2 June 1840	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namur {Namen}	Vicariate Apostolic of Luxembourg (erected)
30 November 1977	Territory Added	Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich) (St. Remigius in Landenne, B. M. V. Auxiliatrix in Petit-Wäret, St. Stephen in Seilles and SS. Peter and Paul in Povedroux) Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (S. Philibert in Noville-sur-Mehaigne) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} (St. Lambert in Boignée)	Diocese of Namur {Namen}
30 November 1977	Territory Lost	Diocese of Namur {Namen} (S. Maurice in Arbrefontaine, B. M. V. Assumptae in My and the Chapel of S. Stephen in Ville)	Diocese of Liège (Luik, Lüttich)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 569,000 569,568 99.9% 1,252 654 1,906 298 1,202 3,380 731 ap1951

1970 596,057 602,987 98.9% 1,078 472 1,550 384 1 919 2,553 738 ap1971

1980 596,020 611,791 97.4% 878 417 1,295 460 22 766 2,055 742 ap1981

1990 580,000 642,324 90.3% 661 341 1,002 578 36 666 1,533 742 ap1991

1999 590,000 682,000 86.5% 598 212 810 728 53 402 872 742 ap2000

2000 590,000 682,000 86.5% 593 212 805 732 52 403 872 742 ap2001

2001 592,000 685,000 86.4% 564 207 771 767 51 394 857 732 ap2002

2002 550,000 695,000 79.1% 570 272 842 653 55 452 857 742 ap2003

2003 550,000 698,000 78.8% 551 272 823 668 57 452 921 742 ap2004

2004 550,000 700,000 78.6% 532 272 804 684 58 448 921 742 ap2005

2013 568,000 751,000 75.6% 423 272 695 817 66 446 536 743 ap2014

2016 500,000 765,000 65.4% 395 272 667 749 59 446 536 743 ap2017

2019 504,000 776,000 64.9% 251 119 370 1,362 56 205 536 743 ap2020

2021 508,600 783,576 64.9% 249 130 379 1,341 49 169 356 730 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	569,000	569,568	99.9%	1,252	654	1,906	298		1,202	3,380	731	ap1951
1970	596,057	602,987	98.9%	1,078	472	1,550	384	1	919	2,553	738	ap1971
1980	596,020	611,791	97.4%	878	417	1,295	460	22	766	2,055	742	ap1981
1990	580,000	642,324	90.3%	661	341	1,002	578	36	666	1,533	742	ap1991
1999	590,000	682,000	86.5%	598	212	810	728	53	402	872	742	ap2000
2000	590,000	682,000	86.5%	593	212	805	732	52	403	872	742	ap2001
2001	592,000	685,000	86.4%	564	207	771	767	51	394	857	732	ap2002
2002	550,000	695,000	79.1%	570	272	842	653	55	452	857	742	ap2003
2003	550,000	698,000	78.8%	551	272	823	668	57	452	921	742	ap2004
2004	550,000	700,000	78.6%	532	272	804	684	58	448	921	742	ap2005
2013	568,000	751,000	75.6%	423	272	695	817	66	446	536	743	ap2014
2016	500,000	765,000	65.4%	395	272	667	749	59	446	536	743	ap2017
2019	504,000	776,000	64.9%	251	119	370	1,362	56	205	536	743	ap2020
2021	508,600	783,576	64.9%	249	130	379	1,341	49	169	356	730	ap2022