Diocese of Rotterdam
| Diocese of Rotterdam | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Utrecht |
| Diocesan bishop | Hans van den Hende |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Ronald Philippe Bär OSB Adrianus Herman van Luyn SDB |
| Vicar General | Dick Verbakel |
| founding | 1955 |
| surface | 3,403 km² |
| Parishes | 58 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 3,714,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 487,000 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 13.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 97 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 69 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,934 |
| Permanent deacons | 30 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 95 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 124 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Dutch |
| cathedral | St. Laurentius and St. Elisabeth |
| address | Koningin Emmaplein 3 3016 AA Rotterdam Nederland |
| Website | www.bisdomrotterdam.nl |
The diocese of Rotterdam ( Latin Dioecesis Roterodamensis , Dutch Bisdom Rotterdam ) is one of the seven Roman Catholic dioceses of the Dutch ecclesiastical province .
The Diocese of Rotterdam was re-established on July 16, 1955 through the assignment of territory by the Diocese of Haarlem .
In 2011, around 510,000 Catholics were registered in the Diocese of Rotterdam (15.0% of the total population), of whom an average of 33,500 (or around 1.0% of the total population) attend Sunday services.
Bishops
- Martinus Jansen (1956–1970)
- Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1970–1983)
- Ronald Philippe Bär OSB (1983-1993)
- Adrianus Herman van Luyn SDS (1994–2011)
- Hans van den Hende (since 2011)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics 2011 , Kaski (Katholiek Sociaal-Kerkelijke Studienkring associated with Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen) (Dutch; PDF; 1.2 MB)
Web links
- Diocese of Rotterdam (Dutch)
- Entry to Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
