Dutch military ordinariate
| Dutch military ordinariate | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Administrator | Everardus Johannes de Jong |
| surface | 41,526 km² |
| Diocesan priest | 3 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Permanent deacons | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Dutch |
The Dutch military ordinariate is the military ordinariate of the Netherlands .
history
The military ordinariate takes care of members of the Dutch armed forces of Catholic denominations. It was made by Pope Pius XII. established on April 16, 1957 as a military vicariate . According to a mutual decision between the Holy See and the Netherlands, the seat of the Dutch military ordinariate is in The Hague . It was raised to a diocese on July 21, 1986 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Spirituali militum curae .
Military bishops
| Military Bishops in the Netherlands | ||||
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Jan Cardinal Alfrink | Archbishop of Utrecht | 1957 | 1975 |
| 2 | Johannes Cardinal Willebrands | Archbishop of Utrecht | 6th December 1975 | November 22, 1982 |
| 3 | Ronald Philippe Bear OSB | Bishop of Rotterdam | November 22, 1982 | March 13, 1993 |
| 4th | Jos Punt ( Apostolic Administrator ) | Bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam | April 1, 1995 | June 1, 2020 |
| 5 | Everardus Johannes de Jong ( Apostolic Administrator ) | Auxiliary Bishop in Roermond | June 1, 2020 | |
See also
Web links
Commons : Dutch Military Ordinary - collection of images, videos and audio files
