Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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Bishop(s) Vacant

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 26 November 2005 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Netherlands Square Kilometers: 9,205 (3,555 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bisdomgroningen.nl/ Mailing Address: Bisdom, Ubbo Emmiussingel 79, 9711 BG Groningen, Nederland Telephone: (050)406.58.88 Fax: 314.12.40

Historical Details

• Diocese of Groningen
  • Latin Name: Groningensis
  • Erected: 16 July 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
  • Country: Netherlands

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Pieter Antoon Nierman † (10 Mar 1956 Appointed - 21 May 1969 Resigned)
• Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller † (21 May 1969 Appointed - 26 Apr 1999 Died)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (17 Jul 1999 Appointed - 11 Dec 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Utrecht)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Groningen
16 July 1955	Erected	Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Groningen (erected)
Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
26 November 2005	Name Changed	Diocese of Groningen	Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Groningen
1970	128,194	1,500,000	8.5%	191	97	288	445		154	719	99	ap1971
1980	145,600	1,585,000	9.2%	63	87	150	970		174	493	101	ap1981
1990	145,903	1,645,000	8.9%	38	54	92	1,585	3	102	321	97	ap1991
1999	123,600	1,700,000	7.3%	33	28	61	2,026	4	31	90	85	ap2000
2000	121,000	1,700,000	7.1%	33	23	56	2,160	4	26	90	84	ap2001
2001	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	31	22	53	2,264	4	24	50	84	ap2002
2002	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	30	22	52	2,307	3	23	50	84	ap2003
2003	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	28	22	50	2,400	3	22	45	84	ap2004
2004	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	28	22	50	2,400	3	22	40	84	ap2005
Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
2006	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	27	22	49	2,448	4	22	30	84	ap2007

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Willem Jacobus Eijk (Bishop: 17 Jul 1999 to 11 Dec 2007)
• Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (Priest: 6 Apr 1991 to 9 Sep 2006)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller † (Bishop: 21 May 1969 to 26 Apr 1999)
• Pieter Antoon Nierman † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1956 to 21 May 1969)