Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp

Diocese of Antwerp

Dioecesis Antverpiensis

Bisdom Antwerpen (Dutch)
Diocèse d'Anvers (French)
Bistum von Antwerpen (German)
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Antwerp
Coat of arms
Location
CountryBelgium
Ecclesiastical provinceMechelen-Brussels
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Coordinates51°13′06″N 4°24′10″E / 51.218214°N 4.402657°E / 51.218214; 4.402657
Statistics
Area2,570 km2 (990 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
1,586,590
1,215,000 (76.6%)
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 December 1961
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp
Patron saintIgnatius of Loyola
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohan Bonny
Metropolitan ArchbishopJozef De Kesel
Bishops emeritusPaul Van den Berghe
Map
The territorial extent of the diocese of Antwerp. Note that it is smaller than the Province of Antwerp
The territorial extent of the diocese of Antwerp. Note that it is smaller than the Province of Antwerp

The Diocese of Antwerp (Latin: Dioecesis Antverpiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was restored in 1961.[1] It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra is found within the Cathedral of Our Lady.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Antwerp". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.