9 2 0 . 0 7 . 3 0 ), ▁then ▁apost ol ic ▁nun cio ▁( re present ative ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ) ▁in ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁areas ▁E up en ▁and ▁Mal med y ▁were ▁transferred ▁from ▁defeated ▁A xis ▁power ▁Germany ▁to ▁the ▁Al lied ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁conform ing ▁to ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Vers a illes , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁he fty ▁compens ation ▁( bes ides ▁huge ▁re par ation ▁pay ments ) ▁for ▁the ▁losses ▁the ▁country ▁had ▁suffered ▁during ▁con quest ▁and ▁occupation ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁difficulties ▁for ▁the ▁population , ▁who ▁now ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁different ▁country . ▁On ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁field ▁these ▁problems ▁were , ▁that ▁the ▁population ▁felt ▁more ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁C ologne , ▁than ▁the ▁French - spe aking ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Lie ge , ▁which ▁was ▁dependent ▁on ▁the ▁prim atial ▁arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Me ch elen , ▁the ▁later ▁arch bishop ric ▁of ▁Me ch elen - Br uss el . ▁ ▁Dioc ese ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁situation ▁es cal ated , ▁Card inal ▁Mer cier , ▁Pr imate ▁of ▁Belg ium ▁as ▁Metropolitan ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Me ch elen - Br uss el , ▁asked ▁Pope ▁Bened ict ▁XV ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁which ▁would ▁en comp ass ▁the ▁new ▁Belg ian ▁territ ories . ▁On