Tournai {Doornik} (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Guy Harpigny, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Split: 1146
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Belgium
Square Kilometers: 3,796 (1,466 Square Miles)
Mailing Address: 1 place de l'Eveche, B-7500 Tournai, Belgique
Telephone: (069)223.191
Fax: 211.535

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 † (24 Apr 1433 Appointed - 5 Nov 1436 Appointed, Archbishop of Narbonne)
Gilbert de Choiseul † ( 1670 Appointed - 31 Dec 1689 Died)
François de Caillebot de La Salle † (May 1690 Appointed - Mar 1705 Resigned)
Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (11 Apr 1705 Appointed - 18 Apr 1707 Died)
Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (23 Apr 1707 Appointed - 27 Jul 1713 Appointed, Archbishop of Toulouse)
Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm-Salm † (30 Jan 1776 Appointed - 1 May 1793 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
François Joseph Hirn † (10 Jul 1802 Appointed - 17 Aug 1819 Died)
Jean-Joseph Delplancq † ( 1829 Appointed - 1834 Died)
Gaspard-Joseph Labis † (6 Apr 1835 Appointed - 1872 Died)
Edmond-Joseph Dumont † ( 1873 Appointed - 1880 Resigned)
Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux † (13 Dec 1880 Appointed - 1897 Died)
Carlo Gustavo Walravens † (25 Nov 1897 Appointed - 1915 Died)
Amedeo Crooy † (6 Dec 1915 Appointed - 27 Nov 1924 Died)
Gastone Antonio Rasneur † (30 Jan 1924 Appointed - 1939 Died)
Luigi Delmotte † (24 Jan 1940 Appointed - 8 Jul 1945 Resigned)
Stefano 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

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Tournai
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Tournai (erected)
Diocese of Tournai and Noyon
626	United	Diocese of Noyon Diocese of Tournai	Diocese of Tournai and Noyon
1146	Split	Diocese of Tournai and Noyon	Diocese of Noyon Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
1146	Split	Diocese of Tournai and Noyon	Diocese of Noyon Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cambrai Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (erected)

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

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

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Réné-François Beauvau de Rivau † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1707 to 27 Jul 1713)
François de Caillebot de La Salle † (Bishop: May 1690 to Mar 1705)
Stefano Carton de Wiart † (Bishop: 8 Jul 1945 to 30 Jul 1948)
Gilbert de Choiseul † (Bishop: 1670 to 31 Dec 1689)
Louis-Marcel de Coëtlogon-Méjusseaume † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1705 to 18 Apr 1707)
Amedeo Crooy † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1915 to 27 Nov 1924)
Charles Alexandre d'Arberg et de Valengin † (Priest: 19 Dec 1761 to 31 Aug 1767)
Luigi Delmotte † (Priest: 28 Oct 1919; Bishop: 24 Jan 1940 to 8 Jul 1945)
Jean-Joseph Delplancq † (Bishop: 1829 to 1834)
Albert Descamps † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Nov 1960 to 1964)
Jean d'Harcourt † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1433 to 5 Nov 1436)
Edmond-Joseph Dumont † (Bishop: 1873 to 1880)
Isidore-Joseph du Rousseaux † (Bishop: 13 Dec 1880 to 1897)
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 1872)
Paolino Ladeuze † (Priest: 17 Dec 1892 to 21 Oct 1928)
Giulio Lecouvet † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 1949 to 1959)
Gastone Antonio Rasneur † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1924 to 1939)
Wilhelm Florentin Fürst von Salm-Salm † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1776 to 1 May 1793)
Pierre Samain † (Priest: 2 Apr 1934; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1967 to 28 Feb 1984)
Carlo Gustavo Walravens † (Bishop: 25 Nov 1897 to 1915)

Diocese of Tournai {Doornik}

Dioecesis Tornacensis