| Archdiocese of Utrecht Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis | |
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.
Ordinaries[]
Bishops until Protestant Reformation[]
- Willibrord (Clemens) (695–739)
- Wera (739?–752/3)
- Eoban (753–754)
- Gregory of Utrecht (754–775)
- Alberic of Utrecht (775–784)
- Theodardus (784–790)
- Hamacarus (790–806)
- Ricfried (806–ca. 820)
- Frederik I (ca. 820–829)
- Alberik II (835/7–845)
- Eginhard (ca. 845)
- Liudger (ca. 848–854)
- Hunger (854–866)
- Adalbold I (866–899)
- Radboud (899/900–917)
- Balderic (917/8–975/6)
- Folcmar (976–990)
- Baldwin I (991–995)
- Ansfried (995–1010)
- Adalbold II (1010–1026)
- Bernold (1026/7–1054)
- William I (1054–1076)
- Conrad (1076–1099)
- Burchard (1100–1112)
- Godbald (1114–1127)
- Andreas van Cuijk (1127/8–1139)
- Hartbert (1139–1150)
- Herman van Horne (1151–1156)
- Godfrey van Rhenen (1156–1178)
- Baldwin II van Holland (1178–1196)
- Arnold I van Isenburg (1196–1197)
- Dirk I van Holland (1197)
- Dirk II van Are (van Ahr) (1197/8–1212)
- Otto I (bishop) (1212–1215)
- Otto II van Lippe (1216–1227)
- Wilbrand van Oldenburg (1227–1233)
- Otto III van Holland (1233–1249)
- Gozewijn van Amstel (van Randerath) (1249–1250)
- Henry I van Vianden (1250/2–1267)
- John I van Nassau (1267–1290)
- John II van Sierck (1290–1296)
- Willem II Berthout (1296–1301)
- Guy van Avennes (1301–1317)
- Frederik II van Sierck (1317–1322)
- Jacob van Oudshoorn (1322)
- Jan III van Diest (1322–1340)
- Jan IV van Arkel (1342–1364)
- Jan V van Virneburg (1364–1371)
- Arnold II van Hoorn (1371–1379)
- Floris van Wevelinkhoven (1379–1393)
- Frederik III van Blankenheim (1393–1423)
- Rudolf van Diepholt (1423–1455)
- Zweder van Culemborg (1425–1433)
- Walraven van Meurs (1434–1448)
- Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1455–1456)
- David van Bourgondië (1456–1496)
- Frederick IV of Baden (1496–1517)
- Philip of Burgundy (1517–1524)
- Henry of the Palatinate (bishop) (1524–1529)
- Willem III van Enckenvoirt (1529–1534)
- George van Egmond (1534–1559)
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[]
- Sasbout Vosmeer (1602–1614)
- Philippus Rovenius (1620–1651)
- Jacobus de la Torre (1651–1661)
- Johannes van Neercassel (1661–1686)
- Petrus Codde (1688–1704)
- Gerhard Potcamp (1705)
- Adam Daemen (1707–1717)
- Johannes van Bijlevelt (1717–1727)
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[]
- Johannes Zwijsen (1853–1868)
- Andreas Ignatius Schaepman (1868–1882)
- Petrus Matthias Snickers (1883–1895)
- Henricus van de Wetering (1895–1929)
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1930–1936)
- Johannes de Jong (1936–1955)
- Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1955–1975)
- Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (1975–1983)
- Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1983–2007)
- Willem Jacobus Eijk (since 2007)
See also[]
- Bishopric of Utrecht
References[]
Archdiocese of Utrecht statistics
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Dutch) Achtergronden aartsbisdom. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Archdiocese of Utrecht. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ↑ (Dutch) De Kathedraal. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ↑ (Dutch) Aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
- ↑ (Dutch) Emeritus-aartsbisschop. Retrieved on 2009-10-13.
Coordinates: 52°05′15″N 5°07′27″E / 52.0875°N 5.12417°E
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