The Ordinariate for foreign students in Belgium (or Ordinariaat voor buitenlandse studenten in België in Dutch or Ordinariat aux Etudiants étrangers en Belgique in French) was a Roman Catholic
ordinariate
In the organisation of the Catholic Church and of the Anglican Communion an ordinariate is a pre- or pseudo-diocesan ecclesiastical structure, of geographical or personal nature, headed by an ordinary who is not necessarily a bishop.
An ordinaria ...
(pseudo-diocesan jurisdiction) for the academic community of foreign students in
Belgium
Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...
.
History
It was established on 31 August 1965.
Its only incumbent was
Albert Louis Descamps (August 31, 1965 – October 15, 1980),
Titular Bishop
A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.
By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox an ...
of
Tunes
Tunes may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
* Tunes (Silves), a parish in Portugal
* Tunes, Norway, a village in Norway
* Tunes, Tunisia, now Tunis, eponymous capital city of Tunisia
** Tunes (see), a suppressed Latin Catholic titular bishopri ...
(November 3, 1960 – October 15, 1980),
Auxiliary Bishop
An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.
...
of
Tournai
Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...
(Belgium) (November 3, 1960 – 1964), also Secretary of the
Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission () is a pontifical commission established within the Roman Curia to ensure the proper interpretation and defense of the Bible.
Since 1988, it has been closely attached to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the ...
(1973 – October 15, 1980).
It was suppressed on 15 October 1980, after his death aged 64.
Source and external links
GigaCatholic
{{Catholic Church in Belgium
Catholic Church organizations