Archdiocese of Utrecht

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Bishop(s) Willem Jacobus Eijk, Archbishop Adrianus Johannes Simonis, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Breda Groningen-Leeuwarden Haarlem Roermond Rotterdam ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Erected: 4 March 1853 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Netherlands Square Kilometers: 10,000 (3,862 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.aartsbisdom.nl/ Mailing Address: P.B. 14019, Maliebaan 40, 3508 SB Utrecht, Nederland Telephone: (030)233.80.30 Fax: 231.19.62

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Rudolf Graf von Diepholz † (26 Sep 1426 Appointed - 24 Mar 1455 Died)
• Heinrich Pfalzgraf von Rhein † (6 May 1524 Appointed - 20 Aug 1529 Resigned)
• William Enkewort † (1 Oct 1529 Appointed - 19 Jul 1534 Died)
• Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) † (4 Mar 1852 Appointed - 13 Mar 1868 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of ’s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc))
• Andreas Ignatius Schaepman † (13 Mar 1868 Appointed - 19 Sep 1882 Died)
• Pieter Mathijs Snickers † (3 Apr 1883 Appointed - 2 Apr 1895 Died)
• Hendrik van de Wetering † (2 Jul 1895 Succeeded - 18 Nov 1929 Died)
• Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen † (11 Apr 1930 Appointed - 6 Feb 1936 Resigned)
• Johannes de Jong † (6 Feb 1936 Succeeded - 8 Sep 1955 Died)
• Bernard Jan Alfrink † (31 Oct 1955 Succeeded - 6 Dec 1975 Retired)
• Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (6 Dec 1975 Appointed - 3 Dec 1983 Resigned)
• Adrianus Johannes Simonis (3 Dec 1983 Succeeded - 14 Apr 2007 Retired)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (11 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
12 May 1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cambrai Diocese of Tournai {Doornik} Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} (erected)
4 March 1853	Erected		Archdiocese of Utrecht (erected)
16 July 1955	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Utrecht	Diocese of Groningen (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	624,000	1,872,000	33.3%	729		729	855				377	ap1951
1969	849,982	2,856,449	29.8%	768	127	895	949		127		355	ap1971
1980	942,000	3,266,000	28.8%	472	550	1,022	921	1	950	3,000	359	ap1981
1990	901,862	3,521,322	25.6%	378	514	892	1,011	24	794	2,383	362	ap1991
1999	800,000	3,000,000	26.7%	276		276	2,898	55	153	1,550	355	ap2000
2000	852,752	3,751,379	22.7%	274	108	382	2,232	60	256	1,551	348	ap2001
2001	835,823	3,779,499	22.1%	286	108	394	2,121	54	279	1,335	218	ap2002
2002	834,348	3,783,699	22.1%	285	343	628	1,328	63	508	1,259	342	ap2003
2003	832,068	3,937,376	21.1%	252	332	584	1,424	62	491	1,137	316	ap2004
2004	829,184	3,836,649	21.6%	262	315	577	1,437	69	463	1,057	336	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Johannes Antonius de Kok, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1982 to 27 Aug 2005)
• Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte (Priest: 5 Sep 1987; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Apr 2001 to 18 Jun 2008)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (Archbishop: 11 Dec 2007 - )
• Adrianus Johannes Simonis (Coadjutor Archbishop: 27 Jun 1983; Archbishop: 3 Dec 1983 to 14 Apr 2007)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Bernard Jan Alfrink † (Priest: 15 Aug 1924; Coadjutor Archbishop: 28 May 1951; Archbishop: 31 Oct 1955 to 6 Dec 1975)
• Johannes de Jong † (Priest: 15 Aug 1908; Coadjutor Archbishop: 3 Aug 1935; Archbishop: 6 Feb 1936 to 8 Sep 1955)
• Rudolf Graf von Diepholz † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1426 to 24 Mar 1455)
• William Enkewort † (Archbishop: 1 Oct 1529 to 19 Jul 1534)
• Theodorus Gerardus Antonius Hendriksen † (Priest: 24 Jul 1932; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jan 1961 to 9 Sep 1969)
• Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen † (Archbishop: 11 Apr 1930 to 6 Feb 1936)
• Johannes Bernardus Niënhaus † (Priest: 24 Jul 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1982 to 1 Sep 1999)
• Pieter Antoon Nierman † (Priest: 15 Aug 1924 to 10 Mar 1956)
• Heinrich Pfalzgraf von Rhein † (Bishop: 6 May 1524 to 20 Aug 1529)
• Andreas Ignatius Schaepman † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1860; Archbishop: 13 Mar 1868 to 19 Sep 1882)
• Pieter Mathijs Snickers † (Archbishop: 3 Apr 1883 to 2 Apr 1895)
• Hendrik van de Wetering † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Feb 1895; Archbishop: 2 Jul 1895 to 18 Nov 1929)
• Adrian Walenburch † (Priest: 24 Sep 1633 to 8 Aug 1661)
• Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1975 to 3 Dec 1983)
• Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Mar 1476 to Jan 1483)
• Johannes Zwijsen (Zwysen) † (Archbishop: 4 Mar 1852 to 13 Mar 1868)