Catholic Diocese of Brugge
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The Diocese of Bruges (Brugge) was created in modern times in 1834[1]. Its territory coincides with West Flanders. It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. Its see is Sint-Salvator Cathedral.
[edit] History
The earlier diocese of Bruges existed from 1558.
[edit] Bishops
- 1560–1567: Petrus Curtius (Petrus De Corte)
- 1569–1594: Remigius Driutius (Remi Drieux )
- 1596–1602: Matthias Lambrecht
- 1604–1616: Karel-Filips De Rodoan
- 1616–1620: Anthonius Triest (also bishop of Ghent)
- 1623–1629: Denis Stoffels
- 1630–1639: Servaas de Quinckere
- 1642–1649: Nicolaas de Haudion
- 1651–1660: Carolus Van den Bosch (also bishop of Ghent)
- 1662–1668: Robert de Haynin
- 1671–1681: François de Baillencourt
- 1682–1689: Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano (also Archbishop of Mechelen)
- 1691–1706: Guilielmus (Willem) Bassery
- 1706–1716: Vacent
- 1716–1742: Hendrik Jozef van Susteren
- 1743–1753: Jan-Baptist de Castillon
- 1754–1775: Joannes-Robertus Caimo
- 1777–1794: Felix Brenart
- Suppressed
- 1834–1848: Franciscus-Renatus Boussen
- 1848–1864: Joannes-Baptista Malou
- 1864–1894: Johan Joseph Faict
- 1894–1895: Petrus De Brabandere
- 1895–1931: Gustavus Josephus Waffelaert
- 1931–1952: Henricus Lamiroy
- 1952–1984: Emiel-Jozef De Smedt
- 1984–present : Rogier Joseph Vangheluwe
