The Belgian Bishops' Conference or the Episcopal Conference of Belgium ( nl, Belgische Bisschoppenconferentie; french: Conférence épiscopale de Belgique; german: Belgische Bischofskonferenz) is the permanent organ of the Roman Catholic bishops in

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. It is a member of the

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. It includes the bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired bishops of the ecclesiastical province of

Bureau

The chairman is the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels,

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. The Secretary-General is Herman Cosijns.

Members of the Belgian Bishops' Conference

Bishops

, archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussel, Mechelen-Brussel * Johan Bonny, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp, Antwerp * Lodewijk Aerts, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges, Bruges * Jean-Pierre Delville, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège, Liège * Guy Harpigny, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tournai, Tournai * Patrick Hoogmartens, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt, Hasselt * Rémy Vancottem, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Namur, Namur * Lucas Van Looy, bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, Ghent

Auxiliary bishops

* Pierre Warin, auxiliary bishop of Namur * Jean Kockerols, auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel * Jean-Luc Hudsyn, auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel * Léon Lemmens, auxiliary bishop of Mechelen-Brussel

Emeriti

* Godfried Danneels, cardinal, archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel * André-Joseph Léonard, archbishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel * Albert Houssiau, bishop emeritus of Liège * Aloys Jousten, bishop emeritus of Liège * Arthur Luysterman, bishop emeritus of Ghent * Paul Van den Berghe, bishop emeritus of Antwerp * :nl:Jan De Bie (geestelijke), Jan De Bie, auxiliary bishop emeritus of Mechelen-Brussel

Operation

Within the Belgian Bishops' Conference, there are four standing committees and three Episcopal bishops committee. Each of them stands in front of a bishop to be elected as members of two or three bishops, as other members of the clergy and experts can be included. Furthermore, the bishops' conference has a coordination committee. In his work on the commissions and committees are prepared to be further discussed and inter-diocesan projects. This committee is chaired by the chairman of the Bishops' Conference.

Commissions and committees

* Commission on Faith and Church * Commission on Evangelism * Commission for the Diocese * Commission "Gaudium et Spes" * Committee for Media * Committee for administrative, legal and financial issues * Committee for Contacts with the public institutions and local governments

References

External links

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on Kerknet
Le conference des évêques
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