Bishopric of Tongeren

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The Bishopric of Tongeren was an early medieval Christian diocese in present-day Belgium that served as one of the first episcopal centers in the region before its seat moved to Maastricht.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian diocese
Latin Christian bishopric
former diocese
associatedWith Roman civitas of the Tungri
city of Tongeren NERFINISHED
country Belgium
denomination Catholic Church NERFINISHED
dissolvedOrTransformedInCentury 6th century
ecclesiasticalRank suffragan see
episcopalSee Tongeren NERFINISHED
establishedInCentury 4th century
firstBishopTraditionally Saint Servatius NERFINISHED
floruitCentury 4th century
5th century
6th century
followedBy Prince-Bishopric of Liège NERFINISHED
governedBy bishop
historicalSignificance early center of Christianization in the Meuse–Rhine region
one of the earliest episcopal centers in the Low Countries
historicalStatus suppressed see
jurisdictionType diocese
languageOfLiturgy Latin
laterEpiscopalSee Maastricht NERFINISHED
legacy considered a predecessor of the Diocese of Liège
forms part of the early history of the Church in Belgium
locatedIn Frankish realms NERFINISHED
Low Countries
Roman province of Germania Inferior NERFINISHED
Tongeren NERFINISHED
present-day Belgium
notableBishop Saint Maternus of Cologne NERFINISHED
Saint Servatius NERFINISHED
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Cologne NERFINISHED
Latin Church NERFINISHED
Western Church NERFINISHED
precededBy early Christian communities in the Low Countries
regionServed Lower Meuse region
parts of present-day Belgium
parts of present-day Netherlands
religion Christianity
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
seatMovedTo Maastricht NERFINISHED
successor Bishopric of Maastricht NERFINISHED
Diocese of Liège NERFINISHED
timePeriod Early Middle Ages
Late Antiquity

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Bishopric of Maastricht precededBy Bishopric of Tongeren
Bishopric of Maastricht establishedFrom Bishopric of Tongeren