Catholic Church

Also known as: Belgien (Deutsch), Bélgica (español, Português), la Belgique (français), Belgio (Italiano), Belgia (polski), België (Nederlands), 比ひ利り時じ (正體しょうたい中ちゅう文ぶん), ベルギー (日本語にほんご), Belgica (latine)

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Brussels

Area: 30,278 km²

Population: 11,491,346

Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)

Saints: 89 Saints, 20 Blesseds

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Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant and other Christian 2.5%, Muslim 5%, Jewish 0.4%, Buddhist 0.3%, atheist 9.2%, none 32.6%

Languages: Dutch (official) 60%, French (official) 40%, German (official) less than 1%

Ethnic Groups: Belgian 75%, Italian 4.1%, Moroccan 3.7%, French 2.4%, Turkish 2%, Dutch 2%, other 12.8%

Motto: Eendracht maakt macht (Dutch), L'union fait la force (French), Einigkeit gibt Stärke (German) (Unity gives Strength)

Neighbouring Countries: ↖ England , ↑ Netherlands , → Germany , ↘ Luxembourg , ↓ France

Circumscriptions (10): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (8), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (9): Antwerpen, Bisdom bij de Krijgsmacht, Brugge, Gent, Hasselt, Liège, Mechelen–Brussel, Namur, Tournai

Ukrainian Church (1): Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): De Kesel (74) | All Cardinals

Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events

Apostolic Nunciature: Belgium

Apostolic Nunciature: European Union

Holy See Representation: International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM)

Conference of Bishops: Bisschoppenconferentie van België

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)