The Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Belgium. It is the primatial see of the whole of Belgium. Additionally it is th
St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen
St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral, Brussels
The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to
Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels
…municipalities adjacent to it. The Archdiocese was formed in 1559, and the bishop has a seat in two cathedrals, St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen and the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula in Brussels. The current archbishop is Luc Terlinden, who was installed in September 2023. The Archdiocese of Mechelen–Brussels consists of an area…
Detail of Pastoral Instruction, c. 1480, showing the Church of St. Gudula's north tower still incomplete
Miniature of Margaret of York praying in front of the Church of St. Gudula, c. 1468
St. Gudula's Church, engraving by Erycius Puteanus, 1646