Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda
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Diocese of Breda
Dioecesis Bredanus |
| Location |
| Country |
the Netherlands |
| Metropolitan |
Archdiocese of Utrecht |
| Statistics |
| Area |
3,368 km2 (1,300 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2005)
1,108,323
458,000 (41.3%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
vacat |
| Map |
Location of the Diocese of Breda in the Netherlands |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands. It was erected on March 14, 1853, with Johannes van Hooydonk being made its first bishop. The current state is vacat.
Its canonical territory consists of the province of Zeeland and part of the province of North Brabant and is subdivided into 112 parishes.
Former Bishops of the Diocese are:
- Johannes van Hooydonk (1853–1867)
- Johannes van Genk (1868–1874)
- Petrus Leyten (1885–1914)
- Pieter Hopmans (1914–1951)
- Joseph Baeten (1951–1961)
- Gerard de Vet (1962–1967)
- Hubertus Ernst (1967–1992)
- Tiny Muskens (1992–2007)
- Hans van den Hende (2007-2011)
The Diocese numbers 136 secular and 159 religious priests and comprises 356 male and 1080 female religious. The number of church goers is nearly 25,000 or 2.2 % of the population.
External links
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