Bishop of Ghent
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Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent
Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, , also known as or ; is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in 1559 from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium. The Current Bishop is Lucas von Looy, who was appointed in 2003...
, which comprises the entire province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...
of East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
as well as the Antwerp municipalities of Zwijndrecht and Burcht. The current Bishop of Ghent is Mgr. Luc Van Looy (° 28 September 1941 in Tielen
Tielen
Tielen is a village in the province of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium. It is part of the municipality of Kasterlee. The nearest town is the neighbouring town of Turnhout. Other neighbouring villages are Vosselaar, Lichtaart, Poederlee, Lille and Gierle....
), who was appointed on 19 December 2003 and consecrated at Saint Bavo Cathedral
Saint Bavo Cathedral
thumb|right|225px|Sint-Baafs CathedralThe Saint Bavo Cathedral is the seat of the diocese of Ghent. It is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent....
on 1 February 2004.
List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Ghent, Belgium
| Tenure | Incumbent | Device | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1568-1576 | Cornelius Jansenius Cornelius Jansen (1510-1576) Cornelius Jansen, the Elder was a Catholic exegete.-Life:... (1510-1576) |
State |
| 2 | 1588 | Wilhelmus Damasus van der Linden William Damasus Lindanus William Damasus Lindanus was a 16th century Bishop of Roermond and Bishop of Ghent.-Biography:William Damasus Lindanus was born at Dordrecht in 1525, the son of Damasus van der Lint... (1525-1588) |
Quæ sursum quærite |
| 3 | 1590-1609 | Pieter Damant (+1609) | Deum redama |
| 4 | 1610-1612 | Karel Maes (1559-1612) | Deo duce |
| 5 | 1613-1616 | Frans van der Burch (1567-1664) | Unitas libertatis ars |
| 6 | 1617-1620 | Jacob Boonen (1573-1655) | Vince in bono |
| 7 | 1622-1657 | Antoon Triest (1577-1657) | Confidenter |
| 8 | 1660-1665 | Karel van den Bosch (+1665) | Crucierne crucier |
| 9 | 1666-1675 | Eugeen-Albert, count d'Allamont (1609-1675) | Patiens esto |
| 10 | 1677-1679 | Frans van Horenbeke (1630-1679) | Facere et docere |
| 11 | 1679-1680 | Ignaas-August van Grobbendonck Schetz (1625-1680) | In labore quies |
| 12 | 1681-1694 | Albert, count d'Hornes (1640-1694) | Lex tua meditatione mea est |
| 13 | 1695-1730 | Philips-Erard van der Noot (1638-1730) | Respice finem |
| 14 | 1730-1741 | Jan-Baptist de Smet (1674-1741) | Caelestia cude arma |
| 15 | 1743-1770 | Maximiliaan-Antoon van der Noot (1685-1770) | Respice finem |
| 16 | 1772-1778 | Govaart-Geeraard van Eersel (1713-1778) | Ordinate et provide |
| 17 | 1779-1795 | Ferdinand-Marie, prince von Lobkowitz (1726-1795) | Ad haerere Deus bonum |
| 18 | 1802-1807 | Stefaan-Andreas de Paula Fallot de Beaumont (1750-1835) | |
| 19 | 1807-1821 | Maurits-Jan-Magdalena, prince de Broglie (1766-1821) | |
| 20 | 1829-1838 | Jan-Frans van de Velde Jan van de Velde Jan van de Velde the younger was a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver of animal, landscape and still-life subjects. He was the son of Jan van de Velde the Elder and the father of the still life painter Jan Jansz van de Velde.-Biography:Van de Velde was born in either Delft or Rotterdam... (1779-1838) |
Auxilium a domino |
| 21 | 1838-1864 | Lodewijk-Jozef Delebecque (1798-1864) | Monstra te esse Matrem |
| 22 | 1865-1888 | Hendrik-Frans Bracq (1804-1888) | In nomine Domini |
| 23 | 1888-1889 | Hendrik-Karel Lambrecht (1848-1889) | |
| 24 | 1890-1916 | Antoon Stillemans (1832-1916) | Vivat Jezus |
| 25 | 1917-1927 | Emiel-Jan Seghers (1855-1927) | |
| 26 | 1927-1947 | Honoré-Jozef Coppieters (1874-1947) | |
| 27 | 1947-1963 | Karel-Justinus Calewaert (1893-1963) | |
| 28 | 1963-1991 | Leonce-Albert van Peteghem (1916-2004) | In Deo salutari |
| 29 | 1991-2003 | Arthur Luysterman (1932-) | In terra pax |
| 30 | 2004- | Lucas van Looy Lucas Van Looy Lucas Van Looy is a Roman Catholic Bishop in Belgium.Van Looy was ordained a priest on September 12, 1970. He is a member of the Salesians of Saint John Bosco order.... , S.D.B. (1941-) |
In nomine patris |
See also
- List of Bishops and Archbishops
- Lists of office-holders