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Diocese of Ghent Dioecesis Gandavensis Bisdom Gent (Dutch) Diocèse de Gand (French) Bistum Gent (German) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Coordinates | 51°03′10″N 3°43′43″E / 51.052761°N 3.728584°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,995 km2 (1,156 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 1,539,800 1,088,100 (70.7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 May 1559 |
| Cathedral | St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Josef De Kesel |
| Bishops emeritus | Arthur Luysterman (1991–2003) Lucas Van Looy, SDB (2004–2019) |
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 The Diocese of Ghent, is almost coextensive with the province of East Flanders. It also includes the municipality of Zwijndrecht | |
The Diocese of Ghent (Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The patron of the diocese is Saint Bavo of Ghent.