Bishop of Ghent
E422665
The Bishop of Ghent is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Ghent in Belgium, overseeing its spiritual, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ghent canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bishop of Ghent Context triple: [Bishopric of Ghent, governedBy, Bishop of Ghent]
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A.
Bishop of Antwerp
The Bishop of Antwerp is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Antwerp in Belgium, overseeing its pastoral, liturgical, and administrative life.
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B.
Bishop of Tournai
The Bishop of Tournai is the senior Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the diocese centered on the historic city of Tournai in present-day Belgium.
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C.
Bishop of Liège
The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Bishop of Ypres
The Bishop of Ypres was the chief Catholic prelate overseeing the diocese centered in the historic city of Ypres in present-day Belgium.
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E.
Bishop of Utrecht
The Bishop of Utrecht was a powerful medieval prince-bishop who combined spiritual authority with secular rule over extensive territories in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bishop of Ghent Target entity description: The Bishop of Ghent is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Ghent in Belgium, overseeing its spiritual, administrative, and pastoral affairs.
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A.
Bishop of Antwerp
The Bishop of Antwerp is the Roman Catholic prelate who leads the Diocese of Antwerp in Belgium, overseeing its pastoral, liturgical, and administrative life.
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B.
Bishop of Tournai
The Bishop of Tournai is the senior Roman Catholic prelate responsible for overseeing the diocese centered on the historic city of Tournai in present-day Belgium.
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C.
Bishop of Liège
The Bishop of Liège was the ecclesiastical and secular ruler of the historic Prince-Bishopric of Liège, wielding both spiritual authority and temporal power within the Holy Roman Empire.
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D.
Bishop of Ypres
The Bishop of Ypres was the chief Catholic prelate overseeing the diocese centered in the historic city of Ypres in present-day Belgium.
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E.
Bishop of Utrecht
The Bishop of Utrecht was a powerful medieval prince-bishop who combined spiritual authority with secular rule over extensive territories in the Low Countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic bishop
ⓘ
Christian religious leadership position ⓘ Roman Catholic bishopric ⓘ episcopal office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
clergy of the Diocese of Ghent
ⓘ
parishes of the Diocese of Ghent ⓘ |
| belongsTo | worldwide Catholic hierarchy ⓘ |
| cathedral | Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent ⓘ |
| church |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| city | Ghent ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalProvince |
Ecclesiastical Province of Mechelen-Brussels
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesiastical province of Mechelen
|
| episcopalSee |
Ghent Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Bavo's Cathedral
|
| hasPastIncumbent |
Antoon Stillemans
ⓘ
Arthur Luysterman ⓘ Honoré-Joseph Coppieters ⓘ Luc Van Looy ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility | implementation of decisions of the Belgian Bishops' Conference in the diocese ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Most Reverend ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Diocese of Ghent ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Code of Canon Law
ⓘ
linked to:
Code of Canon Law (1983)
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Province of East Flanders
ⓘ
linked to:
East Flanders
|
| memberOf | Belgian Bishops' Conference ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 16th century ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Lode Van Hecke ⓘ |
| officeHolderTermLength | indefinite, until resignation or retirement ⓘ |
| oversees |
Catholic charitable institutions in the Diocese of Ghent
ⓘ
Catholic schools in the Diocese of Ghent ⓘ |
| partOf | Diocese of Ghent ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Bishop of Ghent ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Episcopal residence in Ghent ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of diocesan structures
ⓘ
confirmation of Catholics in the diocese ⓘ ordination of priests and deacons in the diocese ⓘ pastoral care in the Diocese of Ghent ⓘ teaching of Catholic doctrine in the Diocese of Ghent ⓘ |
| retirementAge | 75 years (canon law norm) ⓘ |
| rite | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Roman Catholic Church in Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Church in Belgium
|
| startTimeOfCurrentIncumbent | 2020 ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
ⓘ
linked to:
Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels
|
| suiIurisChurch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| typeOfJurisdiction | diocesan bishop ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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