Dutch Bishops' Conference

The Dutch Bishops' Conference ( Dutch : Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie ) is the permanent assembly of all active bishops in the Netherlands . The Bishops' Conference is chaired and supported by a joint secretariat with the Roman Catholic Church Province; it has its seat in Utrecht . She is a member of the Council of European Bishops 'Conferences (CCEE) and of the Commission of Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE).

The Netherlands

Members

• Johannes Liesen , Bishop of Breda , Vice Chairman
• Johannes HJ van den Hende , Bishop of Rotterdam , chairman
• Willem Jacobus Cardinal Eijk , Archbishop of Utrecht
• Jozef Marianus Punt , Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam and military bishop
• Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans , Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch
• Frans Jozef Marie Wiertz , Bishop of Roermond
• Adrianus Herman van Luyn SDB
• Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte , Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden
• Johannes Gerardus Maria van Burgsteden SSS , auxiliary bishop in Haarlem
• Everardus Johannes de Jong , auxiliary bishop in Roermond

Episcopal Commissions

The commissions are chaired by a bishop who is assisted by a secretary . There are currently eight commissions, including for liturgy , catechesis and youth training, communication and mass media , ecumenism and Eastern churches , mission and development aid , and interreligious dialogue .

Episcopal Committees

Under the leadership of a bishop are currently working five committees, including editing the topics relations with Judaism , media ethics and coordinate the cooperation with the European Bishops' Conferences ( CCEE and COMECE ).

Web links

• Homepage of the Dutch Bishops' Conference

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1. ↑ ^{a b} Press release of the Diocese of Rotterdam: Bisschoppenconferentie kiest nieuwe voorzitter, vicevoorzitter en Permanente Raad , June 14, 2016 (Dutch), accessed on June 16, 2016.