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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.)
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 Emeritus 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}
6 Jan 1983 Archbishop Karl-Josef RauberApostolic Nuncio Emeritus 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
19 Apr 1987 Bishop Jan De BieAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
5 Apr 1990 Archbishop Giacinto BerlocoApostolic Nuncio to Belgium
Most Junior
28 Mar 2009 Bishop Jan de Groef, M. Afr.Bishop of Bethlehem, South Africa
4 Jan 2009 Bishop Johan Jozef BonnyBishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp}
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 DelannoyBishop of Saint-Denis, 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

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