Diocese of Eupen-Malmedy

The Diocese of Eupen - Malmedy is a former Catholic diocese in the then -down by the Versailles Treaty with Belgium East Belgium. It was from 1920 to 1925 in the Archdiocese of Mechelen -Brussels ecclesiastical province.

From a church perspective, a solution was in " Neubelgien " not simply because a large part of the local clergy felt further connected to the Archdiocese of Cologne. When the situation escalated, the Primate of Belgium called Cardinal Mercier Pope Benedict XV. of. This created through papal bull Ecclesiae Universae of 30 July 1920, the Diocese of Eupen - Malmedy. The only bishop was the bishop of Liege Monsignor Martin -Hubert Rutten, which was officially inaugurated on 13 October and raised the parish church of Malmedy to the Cathedral for the following years. Rutten led both dioceses in personal union. A new papal bull of April 15, 1925 raised to this state, and the area was incorporated into the diocese of Liege.