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Belgium

Seniority by Bishop Ordination


Ordained
Bishop
YearsNameCurrent Title
Most Senior
25 Mar 1954 Bishop Jan van Cauwelaert, C.I.C.M.Bishop Emeritus of Inongo, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
1 May 1968 Archbishop Jean JadotPro-President Emeritus of the Secretariat of Non-Christians, Roman Curia
24 Oct 1971 Archbishop Giovanni MorettiApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
18 Dec 1977 Godfried Cardinal DanneelsArchbishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
7 Sep 1980 Bishop Paul Van den BergheBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
20 Mar 1982 Bishop Paul LanneauAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
21 Mar 1982 Bishop Rémy Victor VancottemAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
28 Mar 1982 Bishop Luc Alfons De Hovre, S.J.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
6 Jan 1983 Archbishop Karl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
3 Feb 1985 Bishop Roger Joseph VangheluweBishop of Brugge {Bruges}
6 Jan 1986 Archbishop Pier Luigi CelataSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, Roman Curia
18 May 1986 Bishop Albert Jean Charles Ghislain HoussiauBishop Emeritus of Liège
Most Junior
15 Aug 2008 Bishop Philip E. R. DickmansBishop of Miracema do Tocantins, Tocatins, Brazil
1 May 2008 Bishop Frans Daneels, O. Praem.Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura, Roman Curia
28 Sep 2005 Bishop Albert Vanbuel, S.D.B.Bishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
26 Sep 2004 Bishop Pierre WarinAuxiliary Bishop of Namur {Namen}
12 Sep 2004 Bishop Pascal Michel Ghislain DelannoyAuxiliary Bishop of Lille, France
1 Feb 2004 Bishop Lucas Van Looy, S.D.B.Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
7 Sep 2003 Bishop Guy HarpignyBishop of Tournai {Doornik}
26 May 2002 Bishop Josef De KeselAuxiliary Bishop of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
3 Jun 2001 Bishop Aloysius JoustenBishop of Liège
14 May 1999 Bishop Luc Julian MatthysBishop of Armidale, Australia
26 Oct 1997 Bishop Patrick HoogmartensBishop of Hasselt
22 May 1994 Archbishop Roger PirenneArchbishop of Bertoua, Cameroon

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