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The
Bishop of Ghent is the
OrdinaryIn 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. The term comes from the Latin word ordinarius...
of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of GentThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Gent, , 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
provinceA province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Roman provinces:The word is attested in English since c.1330, deriving from Old French province , which comes from the Latin word provincia, which referred to the sphere of activity which a...
of
East FlandersEast 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||-||-||-||}Antwerp is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 and its total area is , giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km²...
municipalities of Zwijndrecht and Burcht. The current Bishop of Ghent is Mgr. Luc Van Looy (° 28 September 1941 in
Tielen-Location:Tielen is a village in Belgium. It lies in the northern part of the country in the province of Antwerp. The nearest town is the neighbouring town of Turnhout...
), who was appointed on 19 December 2003 and consecrated at
Saint Bavo Cathedralthumb|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, the Elder was a Flemish Catholic exegete.-Life:He received his early education at Ghent from the Brethren of the Common Life , and later studied theology and Oriental languages at Leuven...
(1510-1576) |
State |
| 2 |
1588 |
Wilhelmus Damasus van der Linden William Damasus Lindanus was a 16th century Bishop of Roermond and Bishop of Ghent.-Biography:He was born at Dordrecht, in 1525; died at Ghent on 2 November, 1588; he was 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 the younger was a Dutch School painter and engraver of animal, landscape and still-life subjects.-Biography:...
(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, S.D.B. (1941-) |
In nomine patris |