Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam

Diocese of Rotterdam
Dioecesis Roterodamensis
Bisdom Rotterdam

Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth in Rotterdam

Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam

Coat of arms
Location
Country  Netherlands
Territory South Holland
Ecclesiastical province Utrecht
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht
Deaneries 3
Coordinates 51°55′51″N 4°28′45″E / 51.93083°N 4.47917°E / 51.93083; 4.47917
Statistics
Area 8,326 km2 (3,215 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
3,655,000
531,600 (14.5%)
Parishes 75
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth[1]
Patron saint Saint Lawrence, Saint Elizabeth
Secular priests 153
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende
Metropolitan Archbishop Cardinal Wim Eijk
Vicar General Dick Verbakel
Emeritus Bishops Ronald Philippe Bär, Bishop Emeritus (1983-1993)
Adrianus Herman van Luyn, Bishop Emeritus (1993-2011)
Map

Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Website
BisdomRotterdam.nl

The Diocese of Rotterdam is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. It was erected on July 16, 1955, from the territory of the Diocese of Haarlem with Martien Jansen being made its first bishop. Since 2011, the bishop has been Hans van den Hende. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Utrecht. The ecclesiastical see and cathedral is located in Rotterdam.

Leadership of the Diocese

List of Churches

Partial List of Historical Church Buildings

  1. Cathedral of Saints Laurentius and Elisabeth, Rotterdam
  2. Saint Hippolytus Chapel, Delft
  3. Saint Maria of Jesse, Delft

Deanery of The Hague

The official website of the diocese shows the Catholic communities organized in two vicariates (also known as deaneries). The two deaneries are further organized into subgroups of parishes, federations and clusters.[2] The Hague Vicariate has the following parishes, federations or clusters:

  1. Parish of Saint Augustine (Parochie H. Augustinus), Katwijk aan den Rijn, Oegstgeest, Voorschoten, Wassenaar
  2. Parish of Saint Barnabas (Parochie St. Barnabas), Haastrecht
  3. Parish of Saint Bartholomew (Parochie H. Bartholomeus), Schoonhoven
  4. Parish of Saint John the Baptist (Parochie St. Jan de Doper), Bodegraven, Boskoop, Gouda, Moordrecht, Reeuwijk, Waddinxveen
  5. Parish of Saint Martin (Parochie Sint Maarten), Noordwijk, Noordwijkerhout, Sassenheim/Warmond, Voorhout
  6. Parish of Saint Nicholas (Parochie H. Nicolaas), Zoetermeer
  7. Parish of Peace of Christ (Parochie Pax Christi), Kamerik, Meije en Zegveld, Oudewater, Woerden, (including the work area of Saint Gabriel in Haastrecht)
  8. Parish of Saints Peter and Paul (Parochie HH Petrus en Paulus), Leiden, Leiderdorp, Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk, Zoeterwoude-Dorp, Stompwijk
  9. Vicariate of Merenwijk (Vicariaat De Merenwijk), Leiden
  10. Parish of Saint Thomas (Parochie H. Thomas), Alphen aan den Rijn, Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
  11. Parish of The Four Evangelists (Parochie De Vier Evangelisten), Den Haag
  12. Parish of Saint Willibrord (Parochie H. Willibrordus), De Zilk, Hillegom, Lisse

Federation of Saints Clare and Francis (Federatie HH. Clara en Francisucus)

  1. Parish of Saint Clare of Assisi (Parochie Heilige Clara), Aarlanderveen, Langeraar, Nieuwkoop, Nieuwvee, Noorden, Zevenhoven
  2. Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi (Parochie Heilige Franciscus), Hoogmade/Woubrugge, Leimuiden, Oude Wetering, Oud Ade/Rijpwetering

Cluster of The Hague North (Cluster Den Haag Noord)

  1. Parish of Saint Agnes (Parochie H. Agnes), Den Haag
  2. Parish of Saint Anthony the Abbot (Parochie H. Antonius Abt), Den Haag
  3. Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua (Parochie H. Antonius van Padua), Den Haag
  4. Parish of The Holy Three Kings (Parochie H. Driekoningen), Den Haag
  5. Parish of Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Parochie H. Ignatius van Loyola), Den Haag
  6. Parish of Saint James the Greater (Parochie H. Jacobus de Meerdere), Den Haag
  7. Parish of Saint Willibrord (Parochie H. Willibrordus), Den Haag

Cluster Vlietstreek

  1. Parish of The Holy Trinity (Parochie Trinitas), Leidschendam
  2. Parish of Saint Boniface (Parochie H. Bonifatius), Rijswijk
  3. Parish of the Risen Christ (Parochie De Verrezen Christus), Voorburg
  4. Parish of Saint Martin (Parochie St. Maarten), Voorburg

Deanery of Rotterdam

The deanery has the following parishes, federation and clusters:

  1. Parish of the Good Shepherd (Parochie De Goede Herder), Maassluis, Schiedam, Vlaardingen
  2. Parish of Saints Michael and Clement (Parochie H.H. Michaël en Clemens), Rotterdam
  3. Parish of Saint Nicholas Pieck and Companions (Parochie H. Nicolaas Pieck en Gezellen), Brielle, Hellevoetsluis, Rhoon, Rotterdam-Hooglviet, Rozenburg, Spijkenisse
  4. Parish of Saint Theresa of Avila (Parochie H. Theresia van Avila), H.I. AMbacht/Zwijndrecht, Dordrecht, Alblasserdam/Papendrecht/Sliedrecht
  5. Parish of Our Lady of Sion (Parochie O.L. Vrouw van Sion), Den Hoorn, Maasland, Schipluiden
  6. Parish of Saint Ursula (Parochie St. Ursula), Delft
  7. Parish of the Holy Family (Parochie De Heilige Familie), Achthuizen, Middelharnis, Oud Beijerland, Oude Tonge, Puttershoek

Federation Driestromenland (Federatie Driestromenland)

  1. Parish of the Trinity (Parochie Heilige Drie-eenheid), Everdingen/Leerdam/Vianen
  2. Parish of the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum (Parochie H.H. Martelaren van Gorcum), Arkel/Gorinchem/Hardinxveld-Giessendam

Federatie IPV-5

  1. Parish of Saint Paul Bekering (Parochie St. Paulus Bekering), Capelle aan den IJssel
  2. Parish of Mary, Queen (Parochie Maria Koningin), Krimpen aan den IJssel
  3. Parish of Saint Joseph (Parochie St. Joseph), Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
  4. Parish of Saint Cecelia (Parochie St. Caecilia), Rotterdam-Alexander
  5. Vicariaat Ommoord-Zevenkamp, Rotterdam-Ommoord

Federatie H. Maria Magdalena

  1. Parish of Saint Augustine (Parochie St. Augustinus), Barendrecht
  2. Parish of Saint George (Parochie St. Joris), Ridderkerk
  3. Parish of Emmaus (Parochie De Emmausgangers), Rotterdam
  4. Parish of the Trinity (Parochie H. Drie Eenheid), Rotterdam
  5. Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes (Parochie OLV van Lourdes), Rotterdam

Federation of Oostland (Federatie Oostland)

  1. Parish of Saint Willibrord (Parochie St. Willibrord), Bergschenhoek
  2. Parish of The Nativity of Mary (Parochie O.L. Vrouw Geboorte), Berkel en Rodenrijs
  3. Parish of Our Lady's Visitation (Parochie O.L. Vrouw Visitatie), Bleiswijk
  4. Parish of Saint Bartholomew (Parochie H. Bartholomeus), Nootdorp
  5. Parish of Saint John the Baptist (Parochie H. Joannes de Dooper), Pijnacker

Federatie St. Franciscus, tussen duin en tuin (Westland (municipality), Netherlands)

  1. Parish of the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum (Parochie HH. Martelaren van Gorcum), De Lier
  2. Parish of Our Lady's Assumption into Heaven (Parochie OLV ten Hemelopneming), 's-Gravenzande
  3. Parish of Saint Egbert and Lambert (Parochie H. Egbertus / H. Lambertus), Hoek van Holland
  4. Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel (Parochie OLV van Goeden Raad), Honselersdijk
  5. Parish of Saint Andrew (Parochie H. Andreas), Kwintsheul
  6. Community of Saint James (Geloofsgemeenschap H. Jacobus), Maasdijk
  7. Parish of Saint Malo of Brittany (Parochie H. Machutus), Monster, South Holland
  8. Parish of Saint Adrian (Parochie St. Adrianus), Naaldwijk
  9. Parish of Saint Bartholomew (Parochie H. Bartholomeus), Poeldijk
  10. Parish of Saint John the Baptist (Parochie St. Jan de Doper), Wateringen
  11. Parish of Saint Joseph (Parochie St. Joseph), Wateringen

Federatie Rotterdam Rechter Maasoever

  1. Parish of Saint Lambert (Parochie H. Lambertus), Rotterdam
  2. Cathedral Parish of Saints Lawrence and Elisabeth (Parochie H.H. Laurentius & Elisabeth), Rotterdam
  3. Parish of Saints Lawrence and Ignatius (Parochie H.H. Laurentius & Ignatius), Rotterdam
  4. Parish of the Peace of Christ (Parochie Pax Christi), Rotterdam
  5. Parish of Saint Dominic (Parochie H. Dominicus), Rotterdam
  6. Parish of Saints Francis and Clare (Parochie H.H. Franciscus en Clara), Rotterdam
  7. Parish of Saint Joseph (Parochie H. Joseph), Rotterdam
  8. Parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Saint Albert (Parochie OLV Rozenkrans en H. Albertus), Rotterdam
  9. Parish of Saint Nicholas (Parochie H. Nicolaas), Rotterdam
  10. Parish of the Four Evangelists (Parochie De Vier Evangelisten), Rotterdam

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dutch page about the cathedral
  2. ↑ http://www.bisdomrotterdam.nl/algemeen/parochies/Pages/default.aspx Diocese of Rotterdam website list of Catholic communities within the various regions and towns.

External links

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