List of Churches in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 5,340 churches in Belgium, one in every 447 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nearly all have one to four people, and only 4 firms employ 50 people or more. One in seven religious organisations is based in Antwerpen, Bruxelles, Namur, Charleroi and Liège. Below you find the largest religious organisations in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

5,340 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies5,3401 in447 Belgian companiesCities534Largest cityAntwerpen 201Sole traders0.3%Employees1-4 (96%)Revenue< $100K (85%)Email19%Phone46%Website24%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Zusters Kindsheid Jesu Hasselt	Belgium	Gent	Onze-lieve-vrouwstraat 23	Oost Vlaanderen	9041	*****.be	1921	$5,158,426	58	Non profit organization	4	BE0409898640
2	Zusterkens Der Armen - Petites Soeurs Des Pauvres	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Haute 266	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.org	1931	$4,323,485	126	Non profit organization	3	BE0414082805
3	Abbaye De Leffe	Belgium	Dinant	Place de L'Abbaye 1	Namur	5500	*****.be	1930	$3,743,043	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0410054137
4	Aartsbisdom Mechelen-Brussel	Belgium	Mechelen	Wollemarkt 15	Antwerpen	2800	*****.be	1963	$3,338,833	97	Non profit organization	8	BE0410195380
5	Impact Centre Chretien Belgique	Belgium	Forest	Rue Des Lutins 8	Bruxelles Capitale	1190	*****.com	2011	$3,108,454	1	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0836251252
6	Zusters Van Liefde Van J.M., Nederlandstalige Regio	Belgium	Gent	Molenaarsstraat 24	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	N/A	1967	$2,017,861	27	Non profit organization	11	BE0409662573
7	Gaudium Et Pax	Belgium	Bertem	Egenhovenstraat 26	Vlaams Brabant	3060	N/A	1967	$1,961,667	1	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0409663860
8	Zusters Kindsheid Jesu Gent	Belgium	Gent	Onze-lieve-vrouwstraat 23	Oost Vlaanderen	9041	*****.be	1922	$1,603,451	10	Non profit organization	3	BE0407743359
9	Kloostergemeenschap Broeders Van Liefde België	Belgium	Gent	Stropstraat 119	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	2018	$1,522,593	15	Non profit organization	3	BE0691951181
10	Oeuvres Parois Doyenne Br-Ouest	Belgium	Bruxelles	Square Du Cardinal Cardijn 6	Bruxelles Capitale	1020	N/A	1922	$1,363,399	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0408067023
11	St-Andriesabdij Zevenkerken	Belgium	Brugge	Zevenkerken 4	West Vlaanderen	8200	*****.be	1921	$1,095,610	17	Non profit organization	2	BE0407957947
12	La Poudriere	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue de la Poudrière 60-62	Bruxelles Capitale	1000	*****.be	1963	$1,023,542	5	Non profit organization	5	BE0406730797
13	Congregatie Van De Broeders Van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Van Lourdes, Belgie	Belgium	Gent	Sint-jozefstraat 6	Oost Vlaanderen	9041	*****.be	1928	$851,147	3	Non profit organization	2	BE0408087908
14	Zusters Van De Bermhertigheid Jesu	Belgium	Brugge	Koning Albert I-laan 8	West Vlaanderen	8200	*****.be	1931	$752,943	4	Non profit organization	3	BE0409896264
15	Association Des Oeuvres De L'unite Pastorale De Courcelles	Belgium	Courcelles	Rue Du 28 Juin 1919 140	Hainaut	6180	*****.be	1922	$733,930	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0401689668
16	Les Frères Maristes De Belgiqiue	Belgium	Schaerbeek	Rue de Linthout 91	Bruxelles Capitale	1030	*****.be	1938	$733,930	7	Non profit organization	5	BE0406661216
17	Vereniging Der Paters Der Heilige Harten	Belgium	Leuven	Sint-antoniusberg 11	Vlaams Brabant	3000	N/A	1924	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	6	BE0406870953
18	De Karmelieten	Belgium	Gent	Burgstraat 46	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	*****.be	1923	$733,930	14	Non profit organization	3	BE0407215601
19	Association Des Oeuvres De L'unite Pastorale De Charleroi	Belgium	Charleroi	Rue Charnoy 5	Hainaut	6000	*****.be	1925	$733,930	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0407586575
20	Cercle L'eveil C/O Spineux J.	Belgium	Fosses-la-ville	Rue de Vitrival 119	Namur	5070	N/A	1954	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0408251521
21	Belgische Evangelische Zending	Belgium	Zaventem	Romboutsstraat 7	Vlaams Brabant	1932	*****.be	1925	$733,930	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0410278623
22	Unite Pastorale De Montzen-Plombières	Belgium	Plombières	Rue de la Poste 15	Liège	4850	N/A	1977	$733,930	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0417552138
23	Providentia	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Vijfstraten 55	Oost Vlaanderen	9100	N/A	1985	$733,930	7	Non profit organization	3	BE0427920943
24	Fabrique D Eglise Sainte Marie-Madeleine	Belgium	Bléharies	Rue de Wez 1	Hainaut	7620	N/A	1968	$733,930	2		2	BE0833093903
25	De Mariavrienden Van Ter Muylen	Belgium	Liedekerke	Houtmarktstraat 75, Internal Postal Box 11	Vlaams Brabant	1770	N/A	1954	$733,930	2	Non profit organization	2	BE0410756792

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Largest religious organisations in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Zusterkens Der Armen - Petites Soeurs Des Pauvres is the largest religious organisation in Belgium by headcount. 4 firms employ 50 people or more; 1 employ 100 or more.

1Bruxelles126 staff
2Mechelen97 staff
3Gent58 staff
4Namur51 staff
5Chimay39 staff
6Mechelen37 staff
7Gent27 staff
8Leuven26 staff
9Bruxelles25 staff
10Leuven23 staff

By employee size · 4,909 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,723	96%
5-9	126	3%
10-19	43	0.9%
20-49	13	0.3%
50-99	3	<0.1%
100-199	1	<0.1%
200-499	0	0%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

96% have 1 to 4 people; 13 have 20 to 49; 4 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	3,852	85%
$100K-$500K	95	2%
$500K-$1M	560	12%
$1M-$5M	11	0.2%
$5M-$10M	1	<0.1%

85% under $100,000; 11 between $1M and $5M; 1 above $5M.

How many churches are there in Belgium?

Churches and religious organisations in Belgium

5,340

5 November 2026

There are 5,340 churches and religious organisations in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 447 Belgian companies. About 2 new firms are entered in the register every week this year (68 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 3,937 74%
Head offices: 582
Branch offices: 821

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 94910, NACE Rev. 2 9491. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 94910.

3 of the 5,340 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (<0.1%); 18 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 4,909 Belgian religious organisations with a known headcount, 4,723 (96%) have one to four people, 126 have five to nine, 56 have ten to 49 and 4 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (3,852, 85%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 104,849 99%
Small 10 to 4956 1%
Medium 50 to 2494 <0.1%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firm turns over more than $5 million a year; 0 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Religious organisations in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 201 churches and religious organisations, 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 17% below the national share. Nearly all Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 70 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 176 · 93%
5-9: 7 · 4%
10-19: 4 · 2%
20-49: 2 · 1%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 2 · 1.0%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 1 · 0.5%
Other or none: 198 · 99%

Of the Belgian total: 3.8%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 16
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 2.9%

Old

Before 1990: 70 · 35%
1990 or later: 131 · 65%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 2.5%

Reachable

Email: 49 · 24%
Phone: 103 · 51%
Website: 61 · 30%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 158 · 89%
$100K-$500K: 5 · 3%
$500K-$1M: 15 · 8%
$1M and more: 0 · 0%

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most churches in Belgium (201), ahead of Bruxelles (147), Namur (128), Charleroi (126) and Liège (117). Together the five hold one in seven of them. Relative to their size, Namur, Charleroi and Liège have the most: 1.5 to 2.6 times the national share.

Cities by number of firms

534 Belgian cities have at least one religious organisation; 161 have ten or more; 71 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

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Where they cluster

Religious organisations per 100 companies, in cities with at least 100 of them. The national share is 0.22. Namur has 2.6 times the national share.

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By province 16 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Hainaut	983	18%
Bruxelles Capitale	713	13%
Namur	610	11%
West Vlaanderen	506	9%
Liège	504	9%
Luxembourg	471	9%
Oost Vlaanderen	425	8%
Antwerpen	356	7%
Vlaams Brabant	279	5%
Limburg	207	4%

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How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 3 advertising companies for every religious organisation in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Advertising Companies	15,298	27%	90%
Primary Education	6,244	61%	54%
Churches	5,340	24%	88%
Secondary Schools	3,912	69%	47%
Interior Designers	2,589	37%	96%
Driving Schools	1,901	40%	77%

In other countries

Only the UK has more religious organisations than Belgium.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
The UK	43,954	5.0
Belgium	5,340	2.2
Sweden	5,012	2.7

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 5 Belgian religious organisations from before 1900, 445 from before 1950 and 2,799 from before 1990.

1803
1. Bruxelles
1809
1. Namur
1815
1. Gent
1817
1. Liège
1868
1. Mons

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2,799

Belgian religious organisations date from before 1990

were entered in 1990

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in 297 Belgian religious organisations work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in 1,780 is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)180.3%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)100.2%
BV/SRL and NV/SA3<0.1%
No form on record or other5,30999%

Single-site: 74%
Head offices: 582
Branches: 821

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

68 religious organisations were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about 2 a week, after 184 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes <0.1% of the inflow.

1302022
1672023
1412024
1842025
682026 so far

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Wavre9 staff
2La Louvière1 staff
3Hasselt1 staff
4Forest1 staff
5Namur1 staff

How reachable are they?

Religious organisations are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 46% list a phone number and 24% a website.

Email1,013 19%
Phone2,443 46%
Website1,293 24%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Frequently asked questions

How many churches are there in Belgium?

There are 5,340 churches and religious organisations in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 447 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest religious organisation in Belgium?

Zusterkens Der Armen - Petites Soeurs Des Pauvres in Bruxelles, with 126 staff. By revenue Association Protestante Evangelique De Bruxelles in Bruxelles leads with $55.0 thousand a year.

Which Belgian city has the most churches?

Antwerpen, with 201, ahead of Bruxelles (147), Namur (128), Charleroi (126) and Liège (117). Relative to its size, Namur has the most: 2.6 times the national share.

How many religious organisations are there in Antwerpen?

201, which is 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 17% below the national share.

How big is a typical religious organisation?

Small. 96% of the 4,909 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 4 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian churches sole traders or companies?

One in 297 (18) are sole traders, 0.2% are partnerships and <0.1% (3) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many religious organisations started in 2026?

68 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 184 in 2025. 0 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest religious organisation in Belgium?

Communaute Protestante Reconnue De La Place Du Musee (Br - Bruxelles) in Bruxelles, 1803, followed by Congregation Hospitalière Des Soeurs De La Charite in Namur (1809) and Verenigde Protestantse Kerk Brabantdam in Gent (1815). 5 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers churches?

Belgian churches are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 94910, NACE Rev. 2 code 9491. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 94910.

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