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Diocese of Roermond

Dioecesis Ruremundensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 4 March 1853
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Square Kilometers: 2,209 (853 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bisdom-roermond.nl/
  • Mailing Address: Paredisstraat 10, 6041 JW Roermond, Nederland
  • Telephone: (0475)386.740

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Limburg
1840ErectedDiocese of Liège Vicariate Apostolic of Limburg (erected)
Diocese of Roermond
4 March 1853ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Limburg Diocese of Roermond

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Roermond
1950653,365708,28792.2%80894902724300ap1951
1969886,418985,73889.9%7877331,5205831,7646,695348ap1971
1980990,0001,072,00092.4%6086401,24879311,2764,300359ap1981
19901,057,4261,099,62296.2%4796261,105956319763,500358ap1991
19991,086,0001,138,84695.4%3795008791,235568652,500348ap2000
20001,086,0001,138,84695.4%3685008681,251568652,500348ap2001
20011,085,7341,139,30295.3%3425008421,2898462,405352ap2002
20021,006,0001,143,00088.0%3215008211,225678462,405339ap2003
20031,006,0001,142,01788.1%3125008121,238678462,405337ap2004
20041,085,0001,141,88995.0%3205008201,323678462,375336ap2005
20101,078,0001,137,00394.8%2505007501,437717081,530329ap2011
20141,091,0001,136,00096.0%2192524712,31671440770303ap2015
20171,070,9701,116,26095.9%1942524462,40169432730297ap2018
20201,086,5401,131,93096.0%1712524232,56870385630288ap2021
20221,071,0001,115,89596.0%1582524102,61260357425284ap2023

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


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