The Archdiocese of Utrecht ( la, Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an

archdiocese In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

of the

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in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. The Archbishop of Utrecht is the Metropolitan of the

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of Utrecht. There are six

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dioceses in the province:

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

, Groningen-Leeuwarden, Haarlem-Amsterdam,

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roer ...

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

, and

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. The

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church of the archdiocese is Saint Catherine Cathedral which replaced the prior cathedral, Saint Martin Cathedral, after it was taken by Protestants in the Reformation.

History

In the

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, the bishops of Utrecht were also prince-bishops of the

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. The diocese, founded in 695, was suppressed after 1580 owing to the rise of

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. The

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in various forms took care of the spiritual needs of Catholics in the former diocese of Utrecht until the modern archdiocese was established in 1853.

List of Archbishops from 1853

Ordinaries

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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 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 ...

(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)

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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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 *

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 ...

(28 Mar 1476 - Jan 1483)"Bishop Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M. (30 Oct 1538 - 1539)"Bishop Bonaventura Engelbertz van Oldenzeel, O.F.M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 * Nicolas Van Nienlant (6 Jul 1541 - 10 Mar 1561),"Bishop Nicolas Van Nienlant"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 and again on September 4, 2020 appointed Bishop of Haarlem; also known as Nicolaas Van Nieuwland *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), appointed Bishop of Groningen-Leeuwarden *Theodorus Cornelis Maria Hoogenboom 7 Dec 2009 -) *Herman Willebrordus Woorts (7 Dec 2009 -)

References

External links

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