Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent

Diocese of Ghent Dioecesis Gandavensis Bisdom Gent (Dutch) Diocèse de Gand (French) Bistum Gent (German)
St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Belgium
Ecclesiastical province	Mechelen-Brussels
Metropolitan	Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels
Coordinates	51°03′10″N 3°43′43″E / 51.052761°N 3.728584°E / 51.052761; 3.728584
Statistics
Area	2,995 km2 (1,156 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 1,539,800 1,088,100 (70.7%)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	12 May 1559
Cathedral	St. Bavo's Cathedral in Ghent
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Lode Van Hecke, O.C.S.O.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Josef De Kesel
Bishops emeritus	Arthur Luysterman (1991–2003) Lucas Van Looy, SDB (2004–2019)
Map
The Diocese of Ghent, is almost coextensive with the province of East Flanders. It also includes the municipality of Zwijndrecht

The Diocese of Ghent (Latin: Dioecesis Gandavensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen-Brussels. The patron of the diocese is Saint Bavo of Ghent.