Archdiocese of Utrecht (Roman Catholic)
| Archdiocese of Utrecht (Roman Catholic) | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Diocesan bishop | Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Theodorus Hoogenboom Herman Woorts |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Adrianus Johannes Cardinal Simonis |
| Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Johannes Antonius de Kok OFM |
| Vicar General | Theodorus Hoogenboom |
| surface | 10,000 km² |
| Parishes | 237 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 4,070,300 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 753,700 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 18.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 140 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 183 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,333 |
| Permanent deacons | 79 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Friars | 283 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 540 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Dutch |
| cathedral | Sint Catharinakathedraal |
| address | PB 14019 Maliebaan 40 3508 SB Utrecht, Nederland |
| Website | www.aartsbisdom.nl |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Breda Groningen-Leeuwarden Haarlem-Amsterdam Roermond Rotterdam ’s Hertogenbosch |
The Archdiocese of Utrecht ( Latin : Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis , Dutch : Aartsbisdom Utrecht ) is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in the Netherlands. Until 1559 the diocese of Utrecht was subordinate to the archbishopric of Cologne as a suffragan . The secular domain of the bishops was the monastery of Utrecht .
history
Willibrord , who was the first bishop here from 695 to 739, is considered the founder of the diocese . It was of great importance as a bishopric, so the city is rich in medieval churches. In 799 the diocese of Utrecht was subordinated to the archbishopric of Cologne .
Heinrich von der Pfalz was the last prince-bishop. In 1528, due to repeated unrest and uprisings, the latter transferred the administration of his monastery in Utrecht to Emperor Charles V as Duke of Brabant and Count of Holland . This also meant the end of the political independence of the Utrecht Monastery. In 1559, Utrecht was elevated to a metropolitan archbishopric in return; Suffragan dioceses at that time were: Haarlem , 's-Hertogenbosch , Middelburg , Deventer , Leeuwarden and Groningen .
Calvinism spread rapidly during the time of the first archbishop's office . With the uprising against the Spanish regime in 1573 the public practice of Catholic worship was banned. Later, the Holy See appoints Vicars Apostolic to administer the Catholic community in the United Netherlands from abroad.
In 1723 the Archdiocese of Utrecht split off from the Roman Catholic Church and thereby founded the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands .
It was not until 1853 that Utrecht became the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop again. Johannes Zwijsen became the first bishop .
In the 2000s , the parishes were merged into parish associations ( parish associations ).
The Utrecht Cathedral , originally the cathedral of the (arch) diocese of Utrecht
St. Catherine , cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese, rebuilt in 1853
See also
Web links
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Utrecht on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Archdiocese of Utrecht at Catholic Encyclopedia (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ Horst Lademacher : History of the Netherlands. Politics - Constitution - Economy . Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt 1983, ISBN 3-534-07082-8 , p. 282.
- ↑ Katholiek Sociaal-Kerkelijk Institut (KASKI): Beleidsmonitor aartsbisdom Utrecht 2008 . Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Nijmegen 2009, p. 5.
