Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht

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Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht

Archidioecesis Metropolitae Ultraiectensis Latinorum

Aartsbisdom Utrecht
Wapen Bisdom Utrecht.svg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryNetherlands
TerritoryParts of the provinces Utrecht, Overijssel, Gelderland, and Flevoland [1]
Coordinates 52°05′15″N5°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 2020)
  • Increase2.svg4,115,800
  • Increase2.svg762,100 (Steady2.svg18.5%)
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established695, Archbishopric from 12 May 1559
Cathedral Saint Catherine's Cathedral [3]
Patron saint Saint Willibrord
Current leadership
Pope Sede vacante
Archbishop Wim Eijk [2] [4]
Auxiliary BishopsTheodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom
Herman Willebrordus Woorts
Bishops emeritusJohannes Antonius de Kok Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus (1982–2005)
Map
BisdomUtrechtLocatie.png
The location of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands
Website
aartsbisdom.nl

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Latin : Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis; Dutch : Aartsbisdom Utrecht) is an archdiocese of the Latin Church (or Western Church) of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. The Archbishop of Utrecht is the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province of Utrecht. There are six suffragan dioceses of the province: Roman Catholic Dioceses of Breda, of Groningen-Leeuwarden, of Haarlem-Amsterdam, of Roermond, of Rotterdam, and of 's-Hertogenbosch. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is Saint Catherine's Cathedral, which replaced the prior cathedral, Saint Martin's Cathedral after it was taken by Protestants in the Reformation.

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History

The diocese was founded in 695.

In the Middle Ages, the bishops of Utrecht were also prince-bishops of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht within the Holy Roman Empire. The Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht must not be confused with the Diocese of Utrecht, which was larger than the Prince-Bishopric. Over the larger area outside the Prince-Bishopric, the bishop exercised only spiritual, not temporal, authority.

In 1580, the diocese was suppressed because of the rise of Protestantism. The Dutch Mission in various forms took care of the spiritual needs of Catholics in the former diocese of Utrecht until the modern archdiocese was established in 1853.

List of archbishops from 1853

Ordinaries

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Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht
Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht Utrecht - Catharinakerk - Saint Catharine's Cathedral - Lange Nieuwstraat 36 - 36264 -2.jpg
Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht

Source: Radboud University Library. [5]

Auxiliary bishops

See also

References

  1. (in Dutch) Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  2. 1 2 Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  3. (in Dutch) De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  4. (in Dutch) 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 and again on September 4, 2020