Diocese of Roermond

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Bishop(s) Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz, Bishop Everardus Johannes de Jong, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 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)386.888 Fax: 336.285

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (17 Jul 1769 Appointed - 6 Nov 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Austria, Military)
• Joannes Augustinus Paredis † (4 Mar 1853 Appointed - 18 Jun 1886 Died)
• Franciscus Antonius Boermans † ( 1886 Appointed - 1900 Died)
• Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns † (3 Feb 1900 Succeeded - 6 Aug 1913 Died)
• Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen † (28 Mar 1914 Appointed - 26 Mar 1932 Died)
• Jozef Hubert Willem Lemmens † (26 Mar 1932 Succeeded - 31 Dec 1957 Retired)
• Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † (31 Dec 1957 Succeeded - 25 Jun 1958 Died)
• Petrus Joannes Antonius Moors † (26 Jan 1959 Appointed - 29 Dec 1970 Resigned)
• Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen (20 Jan 1972 Appointed - 23 Jan 1993 Resigned)
• Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz (10 Jul 1993 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4 March 1853	Erected		Diocese of Roermond (erected)

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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
1950	653,365	708,287	92.2%	808	94	902	724				300	ap1951
1969	886,418	985,738	89.9%	787	733	1,520	583		1,764	6,695	348	ap1971
1980	990,000	1,072,000	92.4%	608	640	1,248	793	1	1,276	4,300	359	ap1981
1990	1,057,426	1,099,622	96.2%	479	626	1,105	956	31	976	3,500	358	ap1991
1999	1,086,000	1,138,846	95.4%	379	500	879	1,235	56	865	2,500	348	ap2000
2000	1,086,000	1,138,846	95.4%	368	500	868	1,251	56	865	2,500	348	ap2001
2001	1,085,734	1,139,302	95.3%	342	500	842	1,289		846	2,405	352	ap2002
2002	1,006,000	1,143,000	88.0%	321	500	821	1,225	67	846	2,405	339	ap2003
2003	1,006,000	1,142,017	88.1%	312	500	812	1,238	67	846	2,405	337	ap2004
2004	1,085,000	1,141,889	95.0%	320	500	820	1,323	67	846	2,375	336	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Everardus Johannes de Jong (Priest: 28 May 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1998)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (Priest: 1 Jun 1985 to 17 Jul 1999)
• Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen (Bishop: 20 Jan 1972 to 23 Jan 1993)
• Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz (Priest: 30 Mar 1968; Bishop: 10 Jul 1993 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † (Priest: 28 Mar 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1965 to 20 Jan 1972)
• Franciscus Antonius Boermans † (Bishop: 1886 to 1900)
• Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans † (Priest: 10 Mar 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1982 to 3 May 1997)
• Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Jun 1889; Bishop: 3 Feb 1900 to 6 Aug 1913)
• Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Jul 1947; Coadjutor Bishop: 1957; Bishop: 31 Dec 1957 to 25 Jun 1958)
• Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (Bishop: 17 Jul 1769 to 6 Nov 1773)
• Jozef Hubert Willem Lemmens † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Feb 1932; Bishop: 26 Mar 1932 to 31 Dec 1957)
• Godefroid-Udalric de la Margelle † (Priest: 25 Jan 1661 to 3 Dec 1696)
• Petrus Joannes Antonius Moors † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930; Bishop: 26 Jan 1959 to 29 Dec 1970)
• Joannes Augustinus Paredis † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1853 to 18 Jun 1886)
• Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1914 to 26 Mar 1932)
• Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Oct 1984 to 31 Jan 1985)