Episcopal Conference of Belgium

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The Belgian Bishops' Conference (Dutch: Belgische Bisschoppenconferentie; French: Conférence épiscopale de Belgique) is the permanent organ of the Roman Catholic bishops in Belgium. It is a member of the Council of European Bishops' Conferences. It includes the bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Belgium.

Bureau[]

The chairman is the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Jozef De Kesel. The Secretary-General is

Members of the Belgian Bishops' Conference[]

Bishops[]

• Jozef De Kesel, archbishop of Mechelen-Brussel
• Johan Bonny, bishop of Antwerp
• Lodewijk Aerts, bishop of Bruges
• Jean-Pierre Delville, bishop of Liège
• Guy Harpigny, bishop of Tournai
• Patrick Hoogmartens, bishop of Hasselt
• Rémy Vancottem, bishop of Namur
• Lucas Van Looy, bishop of Ghent

Auxiliary bishops[]

• , auxiliary bishop of Namur
• Jean Kockerols, auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel
• Jean-Luc Hudsyn, auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel
• , auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel

Emeriti[]

• Godfried Danneels, cardinal, archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel
• André-Joseph Léonard, archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel
• Albert Houssiau, bishop emeritus of Liège
• Aloys Jousten, bishop emeritus of Liège
• Arthur Luysterman, bishop emeritus of Ghent
• Paul Van den Berghe, bishop emeritus of Antwerp
• Jan De Bie, auxiliary bishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel

Operation[]

Within the Belgian Bishops' Conference, there are four standing committees and three Episcopal bishops committee. Each of them stands in front of a bishop to be elected as members of two or three bishops, as other members of the clergy and experts can be included. Furthermore, the bishops' conference has a coordination committee. In his work on the commissions and committees are prepared to be further discussed and inter-diocesan projects. This committee is chaired by the chairman of the Bishops' Conference.

The commission[]

Commission on Faith and Church

Commission on Evangelism

Commission for the Diocese

Commission "Gaudium et Spes"

Committee[]

Committee for Media

Committee for administrative, legal and financial issues

Committee for Contacts with the public institutions and local governments

See also[]

• Catholic Church in Belgium

References[]

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20120707000607/http://www.kerknet.be/kerkinvlaanderen/content.php?ID=104
• https://web.archive.org/web/20160119044844/http://www.catho.be/