▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁E up en - Mal med y ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁elev ating ▁the ▁apost ol ic ▁administration ▁( los ing ▁St - V ith ▁in ▁its ▁name ) ▁with ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁pap al ▁b ull ▁E cc lesia e ▁Univers ae . ▁▁ ▁Martin - Hub ert ▁R ut ten , ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁but ▁franc oph one ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Lie ge , ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁bishop ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁dioc ese , ▁in ▁personal ▁union . ▁He ▁was ▁officially ▁created ▁bishop ▁of ▁E up en - Mal med y ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁but ▁remained ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁far ▁more ▁important ▁bishop ric ▁of ▁Lie ge ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁Sain ts - Pierre , ▁Paul ▁et ▁Qu ir in ▁church ▁of ▁Mal med y ▁became ▁the ▁c athedral ▁epis cop al ▁see ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁bishop . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁and ▁its ▁territory ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Lie ge , ▁following ▁another ▁pap al ▁b ull . ▁The ▁three ▁de an eries , ▁E up en , ▁Mal med y ▁and ▁Sank t - V ith ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁Lie ge . ▁The ▁c athedral ▁in ▁Mal med y ▁would ▁keep ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁c athedral , ▁also ▁after ▁ 1 9 2 5