Bishopric of Antwerp

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The Bishopric of Antwerp was a historical Roman Catholic diocese in the Low Countries, centered on the city of Antwerp and active during the early modern period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
ecclesiastical jurisdiction
former diocese
borderedBy Diocese of Ghent NERFINISHED
Diocese of Liège NERFINISHED
Diocese of Mechelen NERFINISHED
Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch NERFINISHED
cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp NERFINISHED
country Austrian Netherlands NERFINISHED
Habsburg Netherlands NERFINISHED
Spanish Netherlands NERFINISHED
createdBy Pope Paul IV NERFINISHED
createdByDocument papal bull Super universas
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
dissolvedBy Concordat of 1801
established 1559
firstBishop Franciscus Sonnius NERFINISHED
governedBy bishop of Antwerp
hasFunction ecclesiastical governance
implementation of Tridentine reforms
pastoral care
historicalEra early modern period
jurisdictionType residential see
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Low Countries
locatedInPresentDay Belgium NERFINISHED
metropolitanSee Bishopric of Mechelen
surface form: Archdiocese of Mechelen
notableBishop Joannes Miraeus
Laevinus Torrentius
partOf Catholic Church in the Netherlands
surface form: Catholic Church in the Habsburg Netherlands
predecessor Archdiocese of Cambrai
surface form: Diocese of Cambrai

Diocese of Liège NERFINISHED
province Ecclesiastical province of Mechelen NERFINISHED
region Duchy of Brabant NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
rite Roman Rite NERFINISHED
seat Antwerp NERFINISHED
seeAlso Roman Catholic Diocese of Antwerp NERFINISHED
successor Diocese of Antwerp NERFINISHED
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
suppressed 1801
territoryIncludes city of Antwerp NERFINISHED
surrounding region of Antwerp

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Middle Dutch spokenIn Bishopric of Antwerp