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'''DIOCESE OF ANTWERPEN''' (Dioecesis Antverpiensis)
'''DIOCESE OF ANTWERPEN''' (Dioecesis Antverpiensis)
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Belgium|Belgium]]<br>
Country : [[Ecclesiastical heraldry of Belgium|Belgium]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]<br>
Denomination : [[:Category:Catholic heraldry|Roman Catholic]]<br>

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DIOCESE OF ANTWERPEN (Dioecesis Antverpiensis)

Country : Belgium
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : The diocese was established in 1560, but the first bishop died before being ordained, so the official first bishop was ordained in 1569. The diocese was abolished in 1798 and re-established in 1962.

Arms of the Diocese of Antwerpen

Origin/meaning

The arms show St. Mary, the local patron saint. The chapter of the local church already used a seal in the 15th century showing the saint. This was the base for the arms, which were adopted in the mid 1600s.

Arms of Bishops

  • Bishop Philippus le Noir (died before officially ordained)

  • Antwerpen.velde.rel.jpg

    Bishop Frans van der Velde (1569-1576)

  • Bishop Liévin van der Beken (1586-1595)

  • Bishop Willem van Bergen (1597-1601)

  • Bishop Jean Le Mire (1603-1611)

  • Bishop Jan van Malderen (1611-1633)

  • Bishop Gaspard van den Bosch (1634-1651)

  • Bishop Marius Ambrosius Capello (1652-1676)

  • Bishop Aubertus van den Eede (1677-1678)

  • Bishop Joannes Ferdinandus van Beughem (1679-1699)

  • Bishop Reginaldus Cools (1700-1706)

  • Bishop Peter Josef de Francken-Sierstorff (1707-1727)

  • Bishop Carolus d'Espinoza (1727-1742)

  • Bishop Guilielmus Philippus de Herzelles (1742-1744)

  • Antwerpen.webrouck.rel.jpg

    Bishop Josephus Werbrouck (1746-1747)

  • Bishop Dominicus de Gentis (1749-1758)

  • Bishop Hendrik Gabriel van Gameren (1758-1775)

  • Bishop Jacob Thomas Jozef Wellens (1776-1784)

  • Bishop Cornelius Franciscus de Nelis (1785-1798)

  • Bishop Jules Victor Daem (1962-1977)

  • Bishop Godfried Danneels (1977-1979)

  • Bishop Paul Van den Berghe (1980-2008)

  • Bishop Johan Bonny (2009–present)

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