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Diocese of Gent
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The Diocese of Ghent is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in Belgium, founded in 1559 and coextensive with the province of East Flanders. As of 2026 the see is vacant following the retirement of Bishop Lode Van Hecke, with the diocese a suffragan of Mechelen-Brussels.
- Latin name
- Gandaven(sis)
- Erected
- 12 May 1559
- Cathedral
- St. Bavo's Cathedral
- Patron
- Saint Bavo of Ghent
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Mechelen-Brussels (Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels)
- Catholics
- 1,088,100
- Chancery
- Bisdomplein 1, B-9000 Gent, België
- Telephone
- Tel. [09]225.16.26
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Brugge, Bruges 39 km
- Antwerpen, Anvers 51 km
- Mechelen-Brussel, Malines-Bruxelles 52 km
- Tournai, Doornik 55 km
- Lille FR 67 km
- Diocese of Breda NL 94 km
Parishes near the see
- Christus Koning · Gent 1 km
- Heilig-Hart · Gent 1 km
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Koningin van de Vrede · Gent 1 km
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Presentatie · Gent 1 km
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Sint-Pieters · Gent 1 km
- Sint-Antonius van Padua · Gent 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia · Annuario code 001001482 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08