Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur
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The Diocese of Namur (Latin: Dioecesis Namurcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium.[1] It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels.[2] The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province in the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its cathedra is found within St. Aubin's Cathedral in the episcopal see of Namur.
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Diocese of Namur Dioecesis Namurcensis Diocèse de Namur (French) Bistum Namur (German) Bisdom Namen (Dutch) | |
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Location | |
Country | Belgium |
Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
Coordinates | 50°27′49″N 4°51′33″E |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,100 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 776,000 504,000 (64.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 May 1559 |
Cathedral | St. Aubin's Cathedral in Namur |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Pierre Warin |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
Bishops emeritus | Rémy Vancottem |
Map | |
The Diocese of Namur, coextensive with the two provinces of Namur and Luxembourg | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
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