Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
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Diocese of Rotterdam
Dioecesis Roterodamensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Netherlands |
| Statistics |
| Area |
8,326 km2 (3,215 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2005)
3,546,650
537,000 (15.1%) |
| Parishes |
151 |
| Information |
| Denomination |
Roman Catholic |
| Rite |
Latin Rite |
| Secular priests |
153 |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
bp Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende |
| Map |
Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands |
The Diocese of Rotterdam is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. It was erected on July 16, 1955 from the territory of the Diocese of Haarlem with Martien Jansen being made its first bishop. Since 2011 the bishop has been Hans van den Hende. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Utrecht.
Former Bishops of the Diocese are
- Martien Jansen (1955–1970)
- Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1970–1983)
- Ronald Philippe Bär (1983–1993)
- Adrianus van Luyn (1993-2011)
- Hans van den Hende (since 2011)
External links
| v · d · eRoman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands |
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| Province of Utrecht |
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| Province of Port of Spain |
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- Roman Catholic Dioceses in the Netherlands
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- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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