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Diocese of Breda

Dioecesis Bredana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 14 March 1853
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Square Kilometers: 3,368 (1,300 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bisdombreda.nl/
  • Mailing Address: P.B. 90189, 4800 RN Breda; Veemarktstraat 48, 4811 ZG Breda, Nederland
  • Telephone: (076)522.34.44
  • Fax: 521.62.44

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Breda
22 March 1803ErectedDiocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers}
Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand}
Diocese of Roermond
Vicariate Apostolic of Breda (erected)
Diocese of Breda
14 March 1853ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Breda Diocese of Breda
13 April 1956Territory AddedDiocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) (Woudrich and parts of Sint Jan-Waalwijh and Heusden) Diocese of Breda

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Breda
1950350,000435,00080.5%440184587649003,300124ap1951
1959445,457733,42160.7%4754519264811,6323,870159ap1960
1970501,334806,50062.2%3904258156154733,000170ap1971
1980551,845947,57158.2%28631259892217802,634169ap1981
1990542,4071,000,84854.2%2053045091,06556412,055166ap1991
1999509,2391,066,43147.8%1502263761,354134661,455155ap2000
2000514,3801,071,89948.0%1561893451,490154321,402139ap2001
2001495,3081,079,24745.9%1581713291,505173931,318132ap2002
2002499,8731,087,38646.0%1511653161,581183801,244130ap2003
2003516,3061,095,80047.1%1431653081,676173681,020117ap2004
2004513,8901,099,86546.7%1361592951,742183561,080112ap2005
2006482,4961,106,08443.6%1251352601,85521299968103ap2007
2012437,0001,118,00039.1%1021302321,8832422858566ap2013
2015423,0001,149,70036.8%881162042,0732520741342ap2016
2018412,0001,132,00036.4%771161932,1342511629835ap2019
2020418,2001,149,00036.4%5921805,227256024734ap2021
2022420,8001,156,75036.4%4718656,473274115027ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Breda
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 253
  • Diocese of Breda
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 511

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