Bishopric of Ypres

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Roman Catholic diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction former diocese

The Bishopric of Ypres was a historical Roman Catholic diocese centered in the city of Ypres in present-day Belgium, influential in the religious and political life of the medieval Low Countries.

Aliases (1)

Diocese of Ypres ×2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman Catholic diocese → ecclesiastical jurisdiction → former diocese →
borderedBy	Diocese of Ghent → Diocese of Saint-Omer → Diocese of Tournai →
cathedral	Saint Martin's Church, Ypres → St Martin's Cathedral, Ypres →
country	Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED → Habsburg Netherlands → Spanish Netherlands →
denomination	Latin Church →
episcopalSee	Ypres →
established	1559 →
establishedBy	Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED → Pope Pius IV NERFINISHED →
establishedByDocument	papal bull Super universas →
governedBy	Bishop of Ypres →
hasClergyType	secular clergy →
historicalEra	Early modern period →
influenced	political life in the medieval Low Countries → religious life in the medieval Low Countries →
jurisdictionType	diocese →
languageOfLiturgy	Latin →
locatedIn	County of Flanders NERFINISHED → Low Countries → Ypres →
locatedInPresentDay	Belgium → West Flanders NERFINISHED →
metropolitanSee	Archdiocese of Mechelen →
notableBishop	Antoine Triest → Charles Maes → Guillaume de Berghes → Martin Rythovius →
partOf	Catholic Church in the Low Countries →
predecessor	Diocese of Tournai →
province	Ecclesiastical province of Mechelen →
region	Flanders NERFINISHED →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
rite	Roman Rite →
status	defunct →
successor	Diocese of Bruges → Diocese of Ghent →
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church →
suppressed	1797 →
suppressedBy	French Revolutionary authorities →
suppressedByEvent	French Revolution →
territoryNowIn	Diocese of Bruges → Diocese of Ghent →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Middle Dutch →	spokenIn
Bishopric of Thérouanne ("Diocese of Ypres") →	successorEcclesiasticalJurisdiction
Bishopric of Thérouanne ("Diocese of Ypres") →	territoryRedistributedTo