On September 3, 2023, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium attended an episcopal ordination held for the Diocese of Mechelen-Brussels's new archbishop Luc Terlinden at the Cathedral of Saint Rumbold in Mechelen.
On 22 June 2023, Pope Francis named Terlinden to succeed Cardinal Jozef De Kesel as archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels. Cardinal De Kesel presided over the ceremony.