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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht

Coordinates: 52°05′15″N 5°07′27″E / 52.08750°N 5.12417°E / 52.08750; 5.12417
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This article is about the current archdiocese within the Roman Catholic Church. For the current archdiocese within the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands, see Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht. For the historic diocese and archdiocese of Utrecht before and during the Protestant Reformation, see Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580).
Archdiocese of Utrecht

Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis

Aartsbisdom Utrecht
Location
Country Netherlands
TerritoryParts of the provinces Utrecht, Overijssel, Gelderland, and Flevoland[1]
MetropolitanUtrecht[1]
Coordinates52°05′15″N 5°07′27″E / 52.08750°N 5.12417°E / 52.08750; 5.12417
Statistics
Area10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)[2]
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2014)
4,049,000
750,000 (18.5%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite[2]
Established4 March 1853[2]
CathedralSaint Catherine's Cathedral[3]
Patron saintSaint Willibrord
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopWim Eijk[2][4]
Auxiliary BishopsTheodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom
Herman Willebrordus Woorts
Bishops emeritusAdrianus Johannes Simonis Cardinal Archbishop Emeritus (1983-2007)
Johannes Antonius de Kok Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982-2005)
Map
The location of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands
The location of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Website
aartsbisdom.nl

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Latin: Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. It is the primatial see of the Netherlands. The Archbishop of Utrecht is the Metrolitan of the Ecclesiastical province of Utrecht. There are six suffragan dioceses in the province: Breda, Groningen-Leeuwarden, Haarlem-Amsterdam, Roermond, Rotterdam, and 's-Hertogenbosch. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is Saint Catherine Cathedral which replaced the prior cathedral, Saint Martin Cathedral, after it was taken by Protestants in the Reformation.

History

Historic diocese and archdiocese

Main article: Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)

Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia

Main article: Vicariate Apostolic of Batavia (Holland)

Mission sui iuris of Batavia

Main article: Mission sui iuris of Batavia (Holland)

Modern archdiocese

Ordinaries

"List of bishops of Utrecht" redirects here. For Archbishops of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands, see Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands § Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht.
Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht
Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht

Pre Reformation Bishops

Pre 1853 Archbishops

Post 1853 Archbishops

This list is complete and up to date as of July 2014.

Source: Radboud University Library.[5]

Auxiliary bishops

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Template:Nl icon Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c d Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  3. ^ Template:Nl icon De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  4. ^ Template:Nl icon Aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  5. ^ "Lijst van Nederlandse bisschoppen sinds 1853". ru.nl/kdc (in Dutch). Nijmegen: Radboud Universiteit. Katholiek Documentatie Centrum. Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  6. ^ "Bishop Goswin Haex von Loenhout, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  8. ^ "Bishop Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Nicolas Van Nienlant" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

External links

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