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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Bishops

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Archbishops

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Dutch Mission (1592 – 1853)

Roman Catholic archdiocese since 1853

Archbishops

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 l ...

(1853–1868) *

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) *

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 Net ...

(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. Early ...

(1936–1955) *

Bernardus Johannes Alfrink Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (5 July 1900 – 17 December 1987) was a Dutch Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Utrecht from 1955 to 1975, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1960. Biography Born in Nijkerk, ...

(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 ...

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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)

Auxiliary bishops

* Goswin Haex van Loenhout,

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(15 May 1469 - 31 Mar 1475)"Bishop Goswin Haex von Loenhout, O. Carm."
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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. , image = Medalla San Benito.PNG , caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal , abbreviation = OSB , formation = , motto = (English: 'Pray and Work') , found ...

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Old Catholic archdiocese since 1723

Archbishops

* Cornelius van Steenoven (1723–1725) * Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (1725–1733) * Theodorus van der Croon (1734–1739) * Petrus Johannes Meindaerts (1739–1767) * Walter van Nieuwenhuisen (1768–1797) * Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (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 ...

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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 ...

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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 Fo ...

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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, ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 The son of ...

(2020–present)

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