Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}

Historical Details

• Diocese of Tournai
  • Latin Name: Tornacensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Belgium

• Diocese of Tournai and Noyon
  • Latin Name: Tornacensis et Noviomensis
  • United: 626
  • Country: Belgium

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Jean d’Harcourt † (22 Apr 1433 Appointed - 5 Nov 1436 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
• Jean Chevrot † (5 Nov 1436 Appointed - 5 Sep 1460 Appointed, Bishop of Toul)
• Guillaume Filastre † (4 Sep 1460 Confirmed - 11 Aug 1473 Died)
• Ferry de Clugny † (8 Oct 1473 Appointed - 7 Oct 1483 Died)
• Charles du Hautbois † (9 Mar 1506 Appointed - 1513 Resigned)
• Maximilien Morillon † (24 Jan 1583 Appointed - 27 Mar 1586 Died)
• Gilbert de Choiseul du Plessis Praslin † (22 Dec 1670 Confirmed - 31 Dec 1689 Died)
• François de Caillebot de La Salle † (5 May 1692 Confirmed - Mar 1705 Resigned)
• Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (7 Sep 1705 Confirmed - 18 Apr 1707 Died)
• Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (19 Dec 1707 Confirmed - 11 Dec 1713 Confirmed, Archbishop of Toulouse)
• Jean-Ernest de Löwenstein-Wertheim † (22 May 1713 Confirmed - 26 Jul 1731 Died)
• François-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid † (3 Mar 1732 Confirmed - 16 Jun 1770 Died)
• Wilhelm Florentin von Salm-Salm † (20 May 1776 Confirmed - 23 Sep 1793 Confirmed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
• François Joseph Hirn † (10 Jul 1802 Appointed - 17 Aug 1819 Died)
• Jean-Joseph Delplancq † (18 May 1829 Appointed - 27 Jul 1834 Died)
• Gaspard-Joseph Labis † (6 Apr 1835 Appointed - 16 Nov 1872 Died)
• Edmond-Joseph Dumont † (23 Dec 1872 Appointed - 22 Nov 1879 Resigned)
• Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux † (12 Nov 1880 Appointed - 23 Sep 1897 Died)
• Charles-Gustave Walravens † (16 Dec 1897 Appointed - 19 Feb 1915 Died)
• Amédée Marie Léon Crooy (Crooij) † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 27 Nov 1923 Died)
• Gastone Antonio Rasneur † (30 Jan 1924 Appointed - 23 Nov 1939 Died)
• Louis Delmotte † (24 Jan 1940 Appointed - 8 Jul 1945 Resigned)
• Étienne Joseph Carton de Wiart † (8 Jul 1945 Appointed - 30 Jul 1948 Died)
• Charles-Marie Himmer † (29 Dec 1948 Appointed - 2 Jul 1977 Retired)
• Jean Huard † (2 Jul 1977 Appointed - 4 Oct 2002 Died)
• Guy Harpigny (22 May 2003 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
1950		1,248,000	.0%	1,150	280	1,430	0		900	4,500	554	ap1951
1969	1,130,000	1,331,677	84.9%	1,165	409	1,574	717		709	3,981	519	ap1971
1980	1,182,000	1,313,294	90.0%	937	335	1,272	929	22	335	3,100	584	ap1981
1990	1,000,000	1,271,649	78.6%	663	271	934	1,070	37	271	1,735	584	ap1991
1999	950,000	1,284,347	74.0%	518	163	681	1,395	33	189	1,190	584	ap2000
2000	920,000	1,284,347	71.6%	490	159	649	1,417	33	160	1,230	584	ap2001
2001	910,000	1,280,427	71.1%	477	143	620	1,467	34	143	1,102	584	ap2002
2002	900,000	1,284,761	70.1%	456	137	593	1,517	39	137	1,075	584	ap2003
2003	900,000	1,279,823	70.3%	440	130	570	1,578	36	130	1,042	624	ap2004
2004	900,000	1,279,467	70.3%	418	130	548	1,642	34	130	992	584	ap2005
2010	904,905	1,291,850	70.0%	366	94	460	1,967	34	238	684	576	ap2011

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Guy Harpigny (Priest: 7 Jul 1973; Bishop: 22 May 2003 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Gilles Barbier, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Apr 1476 to 28 Mar 1494)
• Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1707 to 11 Dec 1713)
• François de Caillebot de La Salle † (Bishop: 5 May 1692 to Mar 1705)
• Étienne Joseph Carton de Wiart † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1945 to 30 Jul 1948)
• Jean Chevrot † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1436 to 5 Sep 1460)
• Gilbert de Choiseul du Plessis Praslin † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1670 to 31 Dec 1689)
• Ferry de Clugny † (Bishop: 8 Oct 1473 to 7 Oct 1483)
• Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1705 to 18 Apr 1707)
• Amédée Marie Léon Crooy (Crooij) † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 27 Nov 1923)
• Charles Alexandre d’Arberg et de Valengin † (Priest: 19 Dec 1761 to 31 Aug 1767)
• Louis Delmotte † (Priest: 28 Oct 1919; Bishop: 24 Jan 1940 to 8 Jul 1945)
• Jean-Joseph Delplancq † (Bishop: 18 May 1829 to 27 Jul 1834)
• Albert Descamps † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1960 to 1964)
• Jean d’Harcourt † (Bishop: 22 Apr 1433 to 5 Nov 1436)
• Charles du Hautbois † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1506 to 1513)
• Edmond-Joseph Dumont † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1872 to 22 Nov 1879)
• Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux † (Priest: 8 Sep 1849; Apostolic Administrator: 22 Nov 1879; Bishop: 12 Nov 1880 to 23 Sep 1897)
• Guillaume Filastre † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1460 to 11 Aug 1473)
• Charles-Marie Himmer † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1948 to 2 Jul 1977)
• François Joseph Hirn † (Bishop: 10 Jul 1802 to 17 Aug 1819)
• Jean Huard † (Priest: 27 Dec 1953; Bishop: 2 Jul 1977 to 4 Oct 2002)
• Gaspard-Joseph Labis † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 16 Nov 1872)
• Paulin Ladeuze † (Priest: 17 Dec 1892 to 21 Oct 1928)
• Jules Lecouvet † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 1949 to 31 May 1959)
• Jean-Ernest de Löwenstein-Wertheim † (Bishop: 22 May 1713 to 26 Jul 1731)
• Maximilien Morillon † (Bishop: 24 Jan 1583 to 27 Mar 1586)
• Emile Joseph Pourbaix † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 8 Jun 1894)
• Gastone Antonio Rasneur † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1924 to 23 Nov 1939)
• François-Ernest de Salm-Reifferscheid † (Bishop: 3 Mar 1732 to 16 Jun 1770)
• Wilhelm Florentin von Salm-Salm † (Bishop: 20 May 1776 to 23 Sep 1793)
• Pierre Samain † (Priest: 2 Apr 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1967 to 28 Feb 1984)
• Charles-Gustave Walravens † (Priest: 10 Jun 1865; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jan 1897; Bishop: 16 Dec 1897 to 19 Feb 1915)