Suffragan diocese Tournai, Doornik, Belgium
Diocese of Tournai, Doornik
Tornacen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese covering the province of Hainaut, Belgium, formed as a separate see in 1146 upon the dissolution of the joint Diocese of Noyon and Tournai. A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, its seat is the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Tournai. Bishop Frederic Rossignol, C.S.Sp. was appointed 6 October 2025, succeeding Guy Harpigny.
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- Established
- 1146
- Catholics
- 708,400
- Priests
- 242
- Territory
- 3,796 km²
Parishes and churches
477 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Paroisse Saint-ÉtienneThuinView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AdèleGerpinnesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AgatheDoornikView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AgatheLessenView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeFroidchapelleView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeÉcaussinnesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeFrameriesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeMorlanwelzView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondePecqView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeQuiévrainView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeSeneffeView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AldegondeSivry-RanceView parish
- Paroisse Sainte AnneFrasnes-lez-AnvaingView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BarbeBergenView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BarbeBincheView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BarbeCharleroiView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BarbeLa LouvièreView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BarbeManageView parish
- Paroisse Sainte BernadetteCharleroiView parish
- Paroisse Sainte CroixLeuze-en-HainautView parish
- Paroisse Sainte ElisabethBergenView parish
- Paroisse Sainte FamilleFarciennesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte FamilleMoeskroenView parish
- Paroisse Sainte GenevièveLobbesView parish
- Paroisse Sainte GertrudeFleurusView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Gertrude's-GravenbrakelView parish
- Paroisse Sainte MadeleineLa LouvièreView parish
- Paroisse Sainte MarieCharleroiView parish
- Paroisse Sainte MarieChâteletView parish
- Paroisse Sainte Marie d'OigniesAiseau-PreslesView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Frederic Rossignol, C.S.Sp.
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Tournai stands in Tournai, Doornik, 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
When the Diocese of Noyon and Tournai, in existence since the 7th century, was dissolved in 1146, the Diocese of Tournai (Latin: Dioecesis Tornacensis) was formed. This Latin Church diocese in Belgium is now suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra stands in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Tournai, recognized as a major site for Wallonia's heritage since 1936 and a World Heritage Site since 2000.
This see in the wire
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Diocese of Tournai, Doornik to hold family day on October 3
The Diocese of Tournai will hold a family day on October 3, 2026, in Bonne-Espérance. The event includes a schedule of conferences and various activities for attendees. The diocese released the detailed program to provide the latest information for those planning to participate.
- Bishop of Tournai attends Grande Procession
- Jean-Pierre Lorette becomes new dean of Mons-Borinage
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