Diocese of Namur Dioecesis Namurcensis Diocèse de Namur (French) Bistum Namur (German) Bisdom Namen (Dutch) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Coordinates | 50°27′49″N 4°51′33″E / 50.463583°N 4.859234°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 776,000 504,000 (64.9%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 May 1559 |
| Cathedral | St. Aubin's Cathedral in Namur |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pierre Warin |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
| Bishops emeritus | Rémy Vancottem |
| Map | |
 The Diocese of Namur, coextensive with the two provinces of Namur and Luxembourg | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Diocese of Namur (Latin: Dioecesis Namurcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.[2] The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province in the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra is found within St. Aubin's Cathedral in the episcopal see of Namur.
- ^ Namur - New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia article
- ^ Diocese of Namur {Namen} from catholic-hierarchy.org