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Catholic ChurchinKingdom of Belgium (Belgium) |
Also known as: Belgien (Deutsch), Bélgica (español, Português), la Belgique (français), Belgio (Italiano), Belgia (polski), België (Nederlands),
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Brussels
Area: 30,278 km²
Population: 11,491,346
Patron Saint: Saint Joseph (March 19)
Saints: 89 Saints, 20 Blesseds
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
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): De Kesel (74) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches: Cathedrals (13), Basilicas (30), National Shrines (1), World Heritage Churches (5)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
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.)
as of 2021.06.25
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