Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges
Diocese of Bruges Dioecesis Brugensis Bisdom Brugge (Dutch) Diocèse de Bruges (French) Bistum Brügge (German) | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mechelen-Brussels |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels |
| Coordinates | 51°12′18″N 3°13′21″E / 51.204977°N 3.222416°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,145 km2 (1,214 sq mi) |
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 12 May 1559 |
| Cathedral | St. Salvator's Cathedral in Bruges |
| Patron saint | Donatian of Reims |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Lodewijk Aerts |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Jozef De Kesel |
| Bishops emeritus | Roger Vangheluwe |
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The diocese of Bruges, coextensive with the province of West Flanders | |
| Website | |
| https://www.kerknet.be/organisatie/bisdom-brugge | |
The Diocese of Bruges (Latin: Dioecesis Brugensis; Dutch: Bisdom Brugge) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels, which covers all of Belgium.
A diocese from 1558 to its suppression in 1801, in 1832 it became a pre-diocesan apostolic vicariate as the Apostolic Administration of West Flanders. Its territory coincides with West Flanders.
The episcopal see of the diocese is St. Salvator's Cathedral, dedicated to Our Savior, in Bruges, West Flanders, which is also a minor basilica. The patron saint of the diocese is Donatian of Reims, so the cathedral is also known as Sint-Salvators- en Donaaskathedraal.