Suffragan diocese Antwerpen, Anvers, Belgium
Diocese of Antwerpen, Anvers
Antverpien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Flanders, Belgium, first erected in 1559, suppressed in 1801 and restored by Pope John XXIII in 1961. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1559
- Catholics
- 1,215,000
- Territory
- 2,570 km²
Parishes and churches
259 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parochie +Dorp/Stad/WijkView parish
- Parochie Allerheiligste VerlosserHoogstratenView parish
- Parochie Blijde BoodschapAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie Christus KoningAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie De Verrezen HeerAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie EmmanuelAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie EmmaüsTurnhoutView parish
- Parochie Goddelijk Kind JezusTurnhoutView parish
- Parochie Goddelijk Kind JezusBrasschaatView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartBoomView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartBrasschaatView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartGeelView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartHeist-op-den-BergView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartKalmthoutView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartLierView parish
- Parochie Heilig HartSchotenView parish
- Parochie Heilig KruisMortselView parish
- Parochie Heilig KruisLierView parish
- Parochie Heilig SacramentAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie Heilige DrievuldigheidAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie Heilige DrievuldigheidHoogstratenView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieAntwerpenView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieBrasschaatView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieDesselView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieEdegemView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieLierView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieRumstView parish
- Parochie Heilige FamilieSchotenView parish
- Parochie Heilige GeestAntwerpenView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Johan Bonny
- Born
- 10 July 1955
- Birthplace
- Oostende
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp stands in Antwerpen, Anvers, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Restored in 1961, the Diocese of Antwerp (Latin: Dioecesis Antverpiensis) is a Latin Church territory in Belgium, suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The bishop's cathedra stands in the Cathedral of Our Lady.