Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent (Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis) also known as (Ghent) or (Gand); is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Belgium. The diocese was erected in 1559 from the surrounding dioceses in Belgium. The Current Bishop is Lucas von Looy who was appointed in 2003.

Gent-Sint-Baafskathedraal_vom_Belfried_aus_gesehen.jpg
area (km2)
2.995e+09
country
Belgium
Established
12 May 1559
jurisdiction
Diocese
province
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
latitude
51.0528
longitude
3.72858

Loading...

This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.