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Bishop Of Ruremond
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, located in the Netherlands. The diocese is one of the seven suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht. The territory of the diocese covers the Province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg. Its cathedral episcopal see is the St. Christopher's Cathedral, Roermond, Cathedral of St. Christopher in Roermond. Its main pilgrimage sites are and Valkenburg (South Holland), Valkenburg. The Dean (Christianity), Dean of Roermond is responsible for the parishes in that city and a few other municipalities in the diocese. History Originally established on 12 May 1559, on territories split off from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne, Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cologne (Keulen, now in Germany) and Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège, Diocese of Liège (Luik, now in Belgium). During the Napoleonic era, on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg (, ) is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is bordered by Gelderland to the north and by North Brabant to its west. Its long eastern boundary forms the international border with the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany. To the west is the international border with the similarly named Belgian province of Limburg, part of which is delineated by the river Meuse. The Vaalserberg is on the extreme southeastern point, marking the tripoint of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. Limburg's main municipalities are the provincial capital Maastricht (population 120,837 as of January 2022), Venlo (population 102,176) in the northeast, as well as Sittard-Geleen (population 91,760, bordering both Belgium and Germany) and Heerlen (population 86,874) in the south. More than half of the population, approximately 650,000 people, live in the south of Limburg, which corresponds to roughly one-third of the province's area proper. In South Limburg, most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
