Lode Aerts
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His Excellence, Mgr. Lode Aerts |
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| Bishop of Bruges | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Bruges |
| Appointed | 5 October 2016 |
| Predecessor | Jozef De Kesel |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 7 July 1984 |
| Consecration | 4 December 2016 by Cardinal Jozef De Kesel |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | Lodewijk Aerts |
| Born |
2 October 1959 Geraardsbergen |
| Previous post |
Canon of St-Bavon, Dean of Ghent |
| Alma mater |
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Pontifical Gregorian University |
| Motto | Pretiosus In Oculis Suis (Precious in His eyes) |
| Coat of arms |  |
Lode Aerts (born 2 October 1959) is the bishop of Bruges, Belgium. He was consecrated to the see on 4 December 2016.
Lode Aerts is a native of Geraardsbergen, diocese of Ghent. He attended secondary school in Eeklo and entered the Diocesan Seminary in Ghent in 1977. He studied Philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Theology at the diocesan seminary. He was ordained priest on 7 July 1984 and in 1988 obtained a doctorate in Theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University. He taught at the seminary in Ghent from 1988 to 2002, when he became a canon of St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent, and the diocesan vicar for vocations. In the summer of 2016 he became dean of Ghent Cathedral.
On 5 October 2016 he was appointed by Pope Francis to succeed Jozef De Kesel as bishop of Bruges. At that point the diocesan cathedra had already been vacant since 6 November 2015, after Pope Francis sent Bishop de Kesel to the Archdiocese of Mechelen.
As his motto he chose Pretiosus In Oculis Suis (Precious in His eyes). He was consecrated by Cardinal de Kesel, in the Cathedral of Saint Saviour.
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