Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Archdiocese of Mechelen | |||
| 12 May 1559 | Erected | Diocese of Cambrai
Diocese of Li�ge | Archdiocese of Mechelen (erected) |
| 29 November 1801 | Territory Added | Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers} (suppressed) | Archdiocese of Mechelen |
| 24 February 1958 | Territory Added | Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (Parish of Saint Anne) | Archdiocese of Mechelen |
| 8 December 1961 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Mechelen | Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp} (erected) |
| Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} | |||
| 8 December 1961 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Mechelen | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} |
| 28 July 1965 | Territory Added | Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} (Kapelle-S. Petri, Bever-Akrenbos, Bever-S. Martini) | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} |
| 28 July 1965 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (Vert-Chemin, Warresaix) | Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} |
| 30 November 1977 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (St. John the Evangelist in Konings-Hooikt and St. Joseph in Peulis) | Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp} |
| 30 November 1977 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Li�ge (Luik, L�ttich) (St. Remigius in Landenne, B. M. V. Auxiliatrix in Petit-W�ret, St. Stephen in Seilles and SS. Peter and Paul in Povedroux)
Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} (S. Philibert in Noville-sur-Mehaigne) Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} (St. Lambert in Boign�e) | Diocese of Namur {Namen} |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Archdiocese of Mechelen | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 3,093,819 | .0% | 3,186 | 2,129 | 5,315 | 0 | 4,546 | 16,202 | 895 | ap1951 | ||
| Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel {Malines-Brussels} | ||||||||||||
| 1969 | 2,326,496 | .0% | 1,925 | 1,925 | 0 | 6,780 | 658 | ap1971 | ||||
| 1980 | 2,278,000 | 2,504,000 | 91.0% | 1,554 | 1,987 | 3,541 | 643 | 68 | 2,408 | 6,474 | 657 | ap1981 |
| 1990 | 2,000,000 | 2,373,526 | 84.3% | 1,273 | 1,240 | 2,513 | 795 | 89 | 1,778 | 4,965 | 687 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 1,600,000 | 2,470,918 | 64.8% | 1,067 | 1,149 | 2,216 | 722 | 95 | 1,586 | 3,750 | 677 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 1,800,000 | 2,500,000 | 72.0% | 1,022 | 1,143 | 2,165 | 831 | 105 | 1,654 | 3,534 | 677 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 1,800,000 | 2,514,185 | 71.6% | 977 | 1,143 | 2,120 | 849 | 101 | 1,528 | 3,380 | 677 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 1,600,000 | 2,513,783 | 63.6% | 934 | 1,142 | 2,076 | 770 | 105 | 1,525 | 3,274 | 677 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 1,600,000 | 2,508,873 | 63.8% | 911 | 1,142 | 2,053 | 779 | 100 | 1,477 | 3,139 | 677 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 1,600,000 | 2,500,000 | 64.0% | 892 | 1,142 | 2,034 | 786 | 98 | 1,452 | 2,972 | 678 | ap2005 |
| 2013 | 1,801,000 | 2,815,842 | 64.0% | 670 | 1,142 | 1,812 | 993 | 88 | 1,448 | 1,657 | 659 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 1,818,000 | 2,842,000 | 64.0% | 601 | 1,142 | 1,743 | 1,043 | 91 | 1,423 | 1,847 | 645 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 1,886,000 | 2,950,000 | 63.9% | 509 | 1,006 | 1,515 | 1,244 | 92 | 1,286 | 1,473 | 593 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 1,894,700 | 2,963,730 | 63.9% | 431 | 1,006 | 1,437 | 1,318 | 91 | 1,280 | 1,204 | 573 | ap2022 |
| 2023 | 1,931,000 | 3,022,681 | 63.9% | 452 | 1,006 | 1,458 | 1,324 | 88 | 1,253 | 1,075 | 573 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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