Enciclopedia Cattolica

Gand (Flemish County), Diocese of

GAND (FIAMMINGO GENT), DIOCESI DI

Volume V · p. 1147 · 1950

English translation · Testo originale italiano

Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.

GAND (Flemish GENT), DIOCESE OF. - A city and diocese in Belgium, capital of the province of East Flanders, situated at the confluence of the Scheldt and the Lys; it is crossed by many canals.

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It has an area of approximately 2994 sq. km. with a population of 1,226,465 inhabitants, of whom 1,120,000 are Catholics. It comprises 387 parishes served by 1325 priests.

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“GAND (FIAMMINGO GENT), DIOCESI DI.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), p. 1147. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/gand-fiammingo-gent-diocesi-di.