Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem
The Diocese of Haarlem is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. As one of the seven suffragans of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, the diocesan territory comprises the north west of the Netherlands, including the city of Amsterdam.
Since 2001 Mgr. Dr. Jozef Marianus (Jos) Punt is the head of the diocese, with Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden being the auxiliary bishop.
The diocese was founded in 1559 and from 1562 to 1569 Nicolaas van Nieuwland was the first bishop. His successor was in 1571 Godfried van Mierlo. After the bishop-less epoch (1594 - 1853) the following bishops were heading the diocese:
#Cornelis Ludovicus baron van Wijckersloot van Schalkwijk
#Franciscus Josefus van Vree (1853 - 1861)
#Gerardus Petrus Wilmer (1861 - 1877)
#Caspar Josefus Martinus Bottemanne (1883 - 1903)
#Augustinus Josefus Callier (1903 - 1928)
#Johannes Dominicus Josephus Aengenent (1928 - 1935)
#Johannes Petrus Huibers (1935 - 1960)
#J.A.E. van Dodewaard (1960 - 1966)
#Theodorus Henricus Johannes Zwartkruis (1966 - 1983)
#Hendrik Joseph Alois Bomers (1983 - 1998)
#Jozef Marianus Punt (2001 - now)
External links
* [http://www.bisdomhaarlem.nl/geschiedenis/elfofdertien.htm History of Bisdom Haarlem (Dutch)]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhaar.html Diocese of Haarlem Statistics] ]
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