Hamacarus
Hamacarus was Bishop of Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ... from around 790 to 806. From Hamacarus nothing is known except that he was a bishop of Utrecht. External links *C. Dekker, ''Geschiedenis van de provincie Utrecht'' (Utrecht, 1997) Bishops of Utrecht 8th-century Frankish bishops 806 deaths {{Netherlands-reli-bio-stub ...
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Theodard Of Utrecht
Theodard (Thiatbraht) was Bishop of Utrecht from around 784 to around 790. It is believed that because of his name Théodard, like his predecessors Gregory and Alberic, he was related to the Carolingian house. There is nothing known of his administration. In Vienna there is a 6th-century Livy manuscript written with a note from the 8th century:'' Codex iste est episcopi Theutberti the Dorestat'' (translation: this book is owned by Theutbert, bishop of Dorestad Dorestad (''Dorestat, Duristat'') was an early medieval emporium, located in the southeast of the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands, close to the modern-day town of Wijk bij Duurstede. It flourished during the 8th to early 9th centuries, ...). Further reading *Dekker, C., ''history of the province of Utrecht'', Utrecht, 1997 *Dick Block, ''The Netherlands Franconia'', Haarlem, 1979 Bishops of Utrecht 8th-century Frankish bishops 8th-century deaths Year of birth unknown {{Europe-RC-bishop-st ...
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Ricfried
Ricfried was Bishop of Utrecht between 806 and 815/816. It is suspected that he was related to his successors Frederick, Alberik II, Ludger Ludger ( la, Ludgerus; also Lüdiger or Liudger) (born at Zuilen near Utrecht 742; died 26 March 809 at Billerbeck) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has ... and Balderic. Nothing is known about his reign. He was buried in the St. Salvator Church in Utrecht. Further reading *C. Dekker, ''Geschiedenis van de provincie Utrecht'' (Utrecht, 1997) Bishops of Utrecht Bishops in the Carolingian Empire 9th-century deaths Year of birth unknown {{Europe-RC-bishop-stub ...
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Bishops Of Utrecht
List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht. Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580 Founders of the Utrecht diocese * * * * * Bishops * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **'', rival bishop'' **'', rival bishop'' * * * * * * * * Archbishops * * * * Dutch Mission (1592 – 1853) Roman Catholic archdiocese since 1853 Archbishops *Johannes Zwijsen (1853–1868) *Andreas Ignatius Schaepman (1868–1882) *Petrus Matthias Snickers (1883–1895) *Henricus van de Wetering (1895–1929) * Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1930–1936) *Johannes de Jong (1936–1955) *Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1955–1975) * Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (1975–1983) *Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1983–2007) *Willem Jacobus Eijk (since 2007) Auxiliary bishops * Goswin Haex van Loenhout, O. Carm. (15 May 1469 - 31 Mar 1475)
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization.O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the on ...
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Archdiocese Of Utrecht (695–1580)
Archdiocese of Utrecht or Diocese of Utrecht may refer to: * Diocese of Utrecht (695–1580), the historic diocese and after 1559 archdiocese before and during the Protestant Reformation :* Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht (1024–1528), the temporal jurisdiction of the bishops * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht (1853 – present), the current archdiocese in the Netherlands within the Catholic Church * Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht The Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht is an archdiocese within the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands which split from the Archdiocese of Utrecht officially in 1723 because of the illicit consecration of Cornelius van Steenoven to the ep ...

Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility b ...
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8th-century Frankish Bishops
The 8th century is the period from 701 ( DCCI) through 800 ( DCCC) in accordance with the Julian Calendar. The coast of North Africa and the Iberian Peninsula quickly came under Islamic Arab domination. The westward expansion of the Umayyad Empire was famously halted at the siege of Constantinople by the Byzantine Empire and the Battle of Tours by the Franks. The tide of Arab conquest came to an end in the middle of the 8th century.Roberts, J., '' History of the World'', Penguin, 1994. In Europe, late in the century, the Vikings, seafaring peoples from Scandinavia, begin raiding the coasts of Europe and the Mediterranean, and go on to found several important kingdoms. In Asia, the Pala Empire is founded in Bengal. The Tang dynasty reaches its pinnacle under Chinese Emperor Xuanzong. The Nara period begins in Japan. Events * Estimated century in which the poem Beowulf is composed. * Classical Maya civilization begins to decline. * The Kombumerri burial grounds are founded ...
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