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List of bishops and archbishops of the diocese and archdioceses of Utrecht.
Medieval diocese from 695 to 1580
Founders of the Utrecht diocese
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Dutch Mission (1592 – 1853)
Roman Catholic archdiocese since 1853
Archbishops
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Johannes Zwijsen
Johannes Zwijsen (28 August 1794, Kerkdriel, Gelderland – 16 October 1877, 's-Hertogenbosch, Brabant) was the first Roman Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht after the reestablishment of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands in 1853.
Early li ...
(1853–1868)
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Andreas Ignatius Schaepman
Mgr. Andreas Ignatius Schaepman (4 September 1815, Zwolle19 September 1882, Utrecht) was Archbishop of Utrecht from 1868 to 1882 and President of the Great Seminary of Rijsenburg.
He did his primary studies at the gymnasium in Oldenzaal, complete ...
(1868–1882)
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*]Petrus Matthias Snickers
Petrus Matthias Snickers (11 April 1816 in Rotterdam – 2 April 1895 in Utrecht) was a Dutch clergyman.
Snickers was named Bishop of Haarlem and consecrated on 2 September 1877 at Haarlem Cathedral, by Andreas Ignatius Schaepman, Primate of Neth ...
(1883–1895)[
*]Henricus van de Wetering
Henricus van de Wetering (; 26 November 1850 – 16 November 1929) was a Dutch Catholic archbishop.
Van de Wetering was appointed Titular Archbishop of Gaza and Coadjutor of the metropolitan see of Utrecht, on 8 February 1895. He was cons ...
(1895–1929)[
* Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1930–1936)][
*]Johannes de Jong
Johannes de Jong (September 10, 1885 – September 8, 1955) was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1936 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.
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(1936–1955)[
*]Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (5 July 1900 – 17 December 1987) was a Dutch Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht from 1955 to 1975, and was ...
(1955–1975)[
* Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (1975–1983)][
*]Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Adrianus Johannes Simonis (26 November 1931 – 2 September 2020) was a Dutch cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1983 to 2007, and was made a cardinal in 1985.
Biography
Simonis was born in Lisse, South ...
(1983–2007)[
*]Willem Jacobus Eijk
Willem Jacobus "Wim" Eijk (born 22 June 1953) is a Dutch prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2012. He has been the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht since 2007. He was Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden from 1999 to 2007. Before his c ...
(since 2007)[
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Auxiliary bishops
* Goswin Haex van Loenhout, O. Carm.
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(15 May 1469 - 31 Mar 1475)["Bishop Goswin Haex von Loenhout, O. Carm."]
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org'' is an online database of bishops and dioceses of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches. The website is not officially sanctioned by the Church. It is run as a private project by David M. Cheney in ...
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*Godefridus Yerwerd
Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. (died Jan 1483) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht (1476–1483) and Auxiliary Bishop of Osnabrück (1471–1476).[O.S.B.
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(28 Mar 1476 - Jan 1483)["Bishop Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B."]
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* Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. (30 Oct 1538 - 1539)["Bishop Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M."]
''Catholic-Hierarchy.org
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* Nicolas Van Nienlant (6 Jul 1541 -)["Bishop Nicolas Van Nienlant"]
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*Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen (21 Jan 1961 - 9 Sep 1969)
*Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus (15 Jan 1982 - 1 Sep 1999)
*Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M. (15 Jan 1982 - 27 Aug 2005)
*Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte (11 Apr 2001 - 18 Jun 2008)
*Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom 7 Dec 2009 -)
*Herman Willebrordus Woorts (7 Dec 2009 -)
Old Catholic archdiocese since 1723
Archbishops
* Cornelius van Steenoven
Cornelis van Steenoven (also known as Cornelius Steenoven; died April 3, 1725 in Leiden) was a Dutch Roman Catholic priest who later served as the seventh Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht from 1724 to 1725. Consecrated without the permission of ...
(1723–1725)
* Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (1725–1733)
* Theodorus van der Croon (1734–1739)
* Petrus Johannes Meindaerts
Petrus Johannes Meindaerts (Groningen, 7 November 1684 — 31 October 1767) served as the tenth Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands#Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht from 1739 to 1767. After the death of his consecrato ...
(1739–1767)
* Walter van Nieuwenhuisen
Walter Michael van Nieuwenhuisen served as the eleventh Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands#Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht from 1768 to 1797.
Early ministry
Before serving as Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands ...
(1768–1797)
* Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn
Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn served as the twelfth Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands#Old Catholic Archbishops of Utrecht, Archbishop of Utrecht from 1797 to 1808.
Early Ministry
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(1797–1808)
* Willibrord van Os
Willibrord van Os served as the thirteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1814 to 1825.
Early ministry
Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, van Os served as grand vicar of the Archbishop of Utrecht.
After the death of Archbishop Johannes Jac ...
(1814–1825)
* Johannes van Santen
Johannes van Santen served as the fourteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1825 to 1858. He was part of the last attempt of the Church of Utrecht to reconcile with the Roman Catholic Church at that time.
Early Ministry
Before serving as Archbish ...
(1825–1858)
* Henricus Loos
Henricus Loos served as the fifteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1858 to 1873. Together with Bishop Hermann Heykamp of Deventer, Loos is known as one of only two bishops whose orders were recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but who were not ...
(1858–1873)
* Johannes Heijkamp (1875–1892)
* Gerardus Gul
Gerardus Gul (27 October 1847 – 9 February 1920) served as the seventeenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1892 to 1920. He is known for his role in assisting the persons who would later found the Polish National Catholic Church in the United State ...
(1892–1920)
* Franciscus Kenninck
Franciscus Kenninck served as the eighteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1920 to 1937.
Early Ministry
Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, Kenninck served as president of Amersfoort Seminary in the Netherlands.
Archbishop of Utrecht
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(1920–1937)
* Andreas Rinkel
Andreas Rinkel (10 January 1889 – 25 March 1979) was a Dutch priest who served as the nineteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970.
Early ministry
Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, Rinkel served as a parish priest in Amersfoort, ...
(1937–1970)
* Marinus Kok
Marinus Kok (8 February 1916 - 31 July 1999) was a Dutch priest who served as the twentieth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1970 to 1982.
After studying at the Old Catholic Seminary i Amersfoort, Netherlands, he was ordained to the diaconate and pri ...
(1970–1982)
* Antonius Jan Glazemaker
Antonius Jan Glazemaker (19 April 1931 – 20 January 2018) served as the twenty-first Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, from 1982 to 2000.
Born on April 19, 1931 to Old Catholic parents, Glazemaker was raised in the Netherlands during a peri ...
(1982–2000)
* Joris Vercammen
Joris August Odilius Ludovicus Vercammen (born 14 October 1952) served as the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands from 1 July 2000 to 11 January 2020.
Life and career
Vercammen was born in Lier, Bel ...
(2000–2020)
* Bernd Wallet
Bernd Wallet serves as the 84th Archbishop of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands. Elected on 15 February 2020, he was consecrated on 18 September 2021, after two delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Life and career
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(2020–present)
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