St John the Baptist's church, Ghent

The Church of St John the Baptist (Dutch: Sint-Jan Baptistkerk) was a Gothic Revival parish church and seat of a deanery in the Brugse Poort neighbourhood of Ghent, Belgium, an industrial area that arose as part of the city's 19th-century expansion.

[citation needed] The interior was also Gothic Revival, with altars, choir stalls, confessionals and communion rail probably designed by Jean-Baptiste Bethune.

[1] In April 1898, the parish church became the seat of a new deanery.

[3] For almost 30 years, from 1888 until 1917, the parish priest was Emilius Seghers, who became the 25th bishop of Ghent.

[2] The square in front of the church is named Emilius Seghersplein in his honour.