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Archdiocese of Utrecht
Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis
Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht

Saint Catherine's Cathedral in Utrecht
Basic information
Location Netherlands[1]
Territory Parts of the provinces Utrecht, Overijssel, Gelderland, and Flevoland[1]
Population 829,184 Catholics as of end 2004[2]
Area 10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)[2]
Rite Latin Rite[2]
Patron Saint Willibrord
Established 4 March 1853[2]
Cathedral Saint Catherine's Cathedral[3]
Bishop Archbishop[2]
Website www.aartsbisdom.nl[2]
Current leadership
Pope Pope Benedict XVI
Metropolitan Archbishop Wim Eijk[4]
Emeritus bishops Cardinal Ad Simonis[5]
The location of the Archdiocese of Utrecht in the Netherlands

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Latin: Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic church in the Netherlands. The archdiocese is the metropolitan for 6 suffragans, the dioceses of Breda, Groningen-Leeuwarden, Haarlem-Amsterdam, Roermond, Rotterdam, and 's-Hertogenbosch.

Contents

Ordinaries

Bishops until Protestant Reformation

Archbishops

  • Frederik V Schenck van Toutenburg (1559–1580)
  • Herman van Rennenberg (1580–1592) - unable to be enthroned due to Protestantism
  • Jan van Bruhesen (1592–1600) - unable to be enthroned due to Protestantism

Apostolic Vicars of the Dutch Mission

Archbishops in partibus and Apostolic Vicars, in Utrecht

Pro-Apostolic Vicars

in Brussels:

  • Joseph Spinelli (1727–1731)
  • Vincentius Montalto (1731–1732)
  • Silvester Valenti Gonzaga (1732–1736)
  • Franciscus Goddard (1736–1737)
  • Lucas Melchior Tempi (1737–1743)
  • Petrus Paulus Testa (1744)
  • Ignatius Crivelli (1744–1755)
  • Carolus Molinari (1755–1763)
  • Batholomeus Soffredini (1763)
  • Thomas Maria Ghilini (1763–1775)
  • Joannes Antonius Maggiora (1775–1776)
  • Ignatius Busca (1776–1785)
  • Michael Causati (1785–1786)
  • Antonius Felix Zondadari (1786–1792)

in Münster and Amsterdam:

  • Caesar di Brancadoro (1792–1794)
  • Ludovicus Ciamberlani (1794–1828)

in The Hague:

  • Franciscus Cappacini (1829–1831)
  • Antonius Antonucci (1831–1841)
  • Innocentius Ferrieri (1841–1847)
  • Johannes Zwijsen (1847–1848)
  • Carolus Belgrado (1848–1853)

Old-Catholic archbishops who notified their election to the Pope

  • Cornelius van Steenoven (1724–1725)
  • 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 (1814–1825)
  • Johannes van Santen (1825–1858)
  • Henricus Loos (1858–1873)

None were recognized by the Apostolic See as legitimate. At every notification, the popes' Roman Curia would send an official decree of excommunication and schism.

For more information on the Old-Catholic hierarchy, see main article.

Roman Catholic archbishops after Restoration of the Episcopal Hierarchy

See also

References

Archdiocese of Utrecht statistics

  1. ^ a b (Dutch) Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  3. ^ (Dutch) De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  4. ^ (Dutch) Aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
  5. ^ (Dutch) Emeritus-aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.

Coordinates: 52°05′15″N 5°07′27″E / 52.0875°N 5.12417°E / 52.0875; 5.12417

Roman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands
Province of Utrecht







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