Lode Aerts

His Excellence, Mgr.

Lode Aerts
Bishop of Bruges
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Bruges
Appointed5 October 2016
PredecessorJozef De Kesel
Previous post(s)Canon of St-Bavon,
Dean of Ghent
Orders
Ordination7 July 1984
Consecration4 December 2016
by Cardinal Jozef De Kesel
Personal details
Born
Lodewijk Aerts

(1959-10-02) 2 October 1959 (age 65)
Alma materKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoPretiosus in Oculis Suis (Precious in His eyes)
Coat of armsLode Aerts's coat of arms

Lode Aerts (born 2 October 1959), identified also as Lodewijk Aerts, is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Bruges since December 2016.