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Activities of religious organisations: largest employers

145 Belgian companies in the sector (NACE 9491) report employees in recent accounts; here are the top 20. Archevêché de Malines-Bruxelles leads with 92.3 FTE (financial year 2025).

Top 20

Ranked by average headcount (FTE) reported in the latest filed accounts (accounts less than 3 years old).

#Company Total assetsRevenue EquityFTEYear
1 Archevêché de Malines-Bruxelles 2800 Mechelen €76.7m €2.88m €16.3m 92.3 2025
2 Zusters Kindsheid Jesu Hasselt 9041 Ghent €15.6m €4.90m €4.84m 54.6 2025
3 Zusters Missionarissen van het Onbevlekt Hart van Maria 3001 Leuven €22.3m — €18.1m 24.4 2025
4 Filosofisch en Theologisch College der Societeit van Jesus 3001 Leuven €6.81m — €6.46m 23.5 2025
5 Seminaire Saint-Francois Xavier 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre €1.05m — 808,129 € 22.4 2025
6 Centre d'Action Laique de la Province de Liege 4000 Liège 877,991 € 76,827 € 428,857 € 19.9 2025
7 Bruxelles laïque 1000 Brussels €5.61m 264,075 € €4.36m 19.2 2025
8 Gasthuiszusters Augustinessen van Lier 2530 Boechout €1.66m — €1.48m 16.5 2025
9 Zusters van het Geloof 8700 Tielt €31.2m — €30.9m 16.5 2025
10 Zusters van Liefde van J.M., Nederlandstalige regio 9000 Ghent €4.82m €1.91m €4.28m 16.4 2024
11 Evêché de Tournai 7500 Tournai €41.9m — €41.0m 15.6 2025
12 De Karmelieten 9000 Ghent €9.90m — €9.57m 15.3 2025
13 Centraal Initiatief voor Steun aan de Congregaties in het Aartsbisdom 2800 Mechelen €145.4m — €143.6m 14.8 2025
14 Oude Abdij van Drongen 9031 Ghent €3.50m — €2.03m 14.6 2024
15 Societeit van de Missionnarissen van Afrika - Societe des Missionnaires d'Afrique 1040 Etterbeek €30.2m — €15.8m 14.1 2025
16 Provincialaat der Zusters van Barmhartigheid van Ronse, Klooster Te Ronse 9600 Ronse €5.13m — −€2.90m 13.6 2025
17 Association Belge des Membres de l'Ordre Souverain Militaire Hospitalier de Saint-Jean de Jerusalem de Rhodes et de Malte 1030 Schaerbeek €4.29m — €3.64m 13.5 2025
18 Het Bisdom Brugge 8000 Bruges €60.6m — €58.3m 13.0 2025
19 Frères Mineurs 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre €9.98m — €9.70m 13.0 2025
20 Bisdom Antwerpen 2000 Antwerp €82.5m — €59.0m 12.6 2025

Headcount reported by the company for all its sites: the jobs may be located elsewhere.

“—”: not published. Small companies (micro and abridged accounts) do not have to publish their revenue.

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Who is the largest employer in Activities of religious organisations?

Archevêché de Malines-Bruxelles, with 92.3 full-time equivalents reported (financial year 2025).

How many Activities of religious organisations companies report employees?

145 out of 192, in accounts less than 3 years old.

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Active companies (legal entities) that have filed at least one set of annual accounts, based on the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises and the National Bank of Belgium. The sector is the main activity in the register; the municipality is that of the registered office. Data updated on 12 Nov 2026.