Bishop of Ghent

Bishop of Ghent

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The Bishop of Ghent is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, which comprises the entire province of East Flanders as well as the Antwerp municipalities of Zwijndrecht and Burcht. The current Bishop of Ghent is Mgr. Luc Van Looy (° 28 September 1941 in Tielen), who was appointed on 19 December 2003 and consecrated at Saint Bavo Cathedral on 1 February 2004.

List of the Bishops of the Diocese of Ghent, Belgium

ee also

*List of Bishops and Archbishops
*Lists of office-holders


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