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 LouisHam-sur-Heure-NalinnesView parish
- Paroisse Saint Louis de GonzagueCharleroiView parish
- Paroisse Saint LucCourcellesView parish
- Paroisse Saint LucFlobecqView parish
- Paroisse Saint LéonGerpinnesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MarcoulMomigniesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBrunehautView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinAatView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinAiseau-PreslesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBeaumontView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBelœilView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBergenView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBincheView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBoussuView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinBrugeletteView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinCellesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinCharleroiView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinChièvresView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinChimayView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinCourcellesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinDoornikView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinDourView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinEdingenView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinErquelinnesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinEstinnesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinFontaine-l'ÉvêqueView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinFrasnes-lez-AnvaingView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinFroidchapelleView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinGerpinnesView parish
- Paroisse Saint MartinHam-sur-Heure-NalinnesView 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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