Diocese of Antwerpen
DIOCESE OF ANTWERPEN (Dioecesis Antverpiensis)
Country : Belgium
Denomination : Roman Catholic
Established : 1560
abolished in 1798
re-established in 1962
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
Philippus le Noir (died before being ordained)
Franciscus van de Velde (1569-1576)
Liévin van der Beken (1586-1595)
Willem van Bergen (1597-1601)
Jean Le Mire (1603-1611)
Jan van Malderen (1611-1633)
Gaspard van den Bosch (1634-1651)
Marius Ambrosius Capello (1652-1676)
Aubertus van den Eede (1677-1678)
Joannes Ferdinandus van Beughem (1679-1699)
Reginaldus Cools (1700-1706)
Peter Josef de Francken-Sierstorff (1707-1727)
Carolus d'Espinoza (1727-1742)
Guilielmus Philippus de Herzelles (1742-1744)
Josephus Anselmus Franciscus Werbrouck (1746-1747)
Dominicus de Gentis (1749-1758)
Hendrik Gabriel van Gameren (1758-1775)
Jacob Thomas Jozef Wellens (1776-1784)
Cornelius Franciscus de Nelis (1785-1798)
Jules Victor Daem (1962-1977)
Godfried Danneels (1977-1979)
Paul Van den Berghe (1980-2008)
Johan Bonny (2009-present)
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Literature : Duerloo and Cheron, 2013