Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp

Details

Instance of

diocese of the Catholic Church, suffragan diocese, organization

Inception

12 May 1559

Part of

Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels

Country

Belgium

Headquarters

Antwerp

Chaired by

Johan Bonny

Main subject

lifestance organisation

Religion

Catholic Church

Population

1330506, 1370875, 1390027, 1433845, 1436482, 1433174, 1440672, 1446757, 1454396, 1468265, 1536000, 1566000

Area

2570

archives at

KADOC Documentatie- en Onderzoekscentrum voor religie, cultuur en samenleving, State Archives in Antwerp

cathedral

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal

Christian liturgical rite

Roman Rite

language used

Dutch

position held by head of the organization

Roman Catholic Bishop of Antwerp

separated from

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cambrai, Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège

shares border with

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda, Roman Catholic Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch, Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels

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