Luc Terlinden


Luc Terlinden
Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
Terlinden in 2023
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseMechelen-Brussels
SeeMechelen-Brussels
Appointed22 June 2023
Installed3 September 2023
PredecessorJozef De Kesel
Other post(s)Military Ordinary of Belgium (2023–)
Previous post(s)Vicar-General of Mechelen-Brussels (2021–23)
Orders
Ordination18 September 1999
by Godfried Danneels
Consecration3 September 2023
by Jozef De Kesel
Personal details
Born
Luc Christian Joseph Marie Terlinden

(1968-10-17) 17 October 1968 (age 56)
ParentsMaximilien Terlinden
Geneviève van der Rest
Alma materCatholic University of Louvain
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Alphonsian Academy
MottoFratelli tutti
("All Brothers")
Coat of armsLuc Terlinden's coat of arms

Luc Christian Joseph Marie Terlinden is a Belgian Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Primate of Belgium and head of the Military Ordinariate of Belgium since September 2023. He is president of the Episcopal Conference of Belgium and the second-youngest Primate of Belgium.