Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond
Diocese of Roermond Dioecesis Ruremundensis Bisdom Roermond | |
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Location | |
Country | Netherlands |
Territory | Limburg |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Utrecht |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,209 km2 (853 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,131,930 1,086,540 (96%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 May 1559 (re-established 4 March 1853) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Christopher in Roermond |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wim Eijk |
Auxiliary Bishops | Everard de Jong |
Bishops emeritus | Frans Wiertz |
Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Roermond | |
Website | |
bisdom-roermond.nl |
The Diocese of Roermond (
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Christopher in Roermond.
Its main
The Dean of Roermond is responsible for the parishes in that city and a few other municipalities in the diocese.
History
Originally established on 12 May 1559, on territories split off from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cologne (Keulen, now in Germany) and Diocese of Liège (Luik, now in Belgium).
During the Napoleonic era, on 1801.07.15 it lost territory to establish the Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen, on 1801.11.29 the diocese was suppressed, its territory being divided between the above vicariate and to establish the (German) Diocese of Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle).
It was re-established in 1840 by the
During the sixties of the twentieth century, the relatively strong
Statistics and population
The diocese has roughly 817,000 registered
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,091,000 Catholics (96.0% of 1,136,000 total) on 2,209 km² in 303 parishes with 471 priests (219 diocesan, 252 religious), 71 deacons, 1,210 lay religious (440 brothers, 770 sisters) and 24 seminarians.
Episcopal Ordinaries
- Suffragan Bishops
- Willem Damasus Van der Lindt (1562–1588)
- Hendrik van Cuyk (1596–1609)
- Jacobus a Castro (1611–1639)
- Andreas Creusen (1651–1657)
- Eugène, Count d'Allamont (1659–1666)
- Lancelot de Gottignies (1670–1673)
- Reginald Cools, O.P. (1677–1700)
- Angèle, Count d'Ongnies et d'Estrees, O.F.M. Cap. (1701–1722)
- François-Louis Sanguessa, O.F.M. (1722–1741)
- Jan-Baptist de Castillion (1742–1743)
- Joseph Anselme François Werbrouck (1743–1746)
- Jean-Antoine de Robiano (1746–1769)
- Jan Hendrik van Kerens, S.J. (1770–1775)
- Philippus, Empire Count van en tot Hoensbroeck (1775–1793)
- Jan, Baron van Velde tot Melroy en Sart-Bomal (1794–1801)
- Apostolic Vicar of Limburg
- Joannes Augustus Paredis (1840.12.18 – 1853.03.04 see below), Titular Bishop of Hirina(1840.12.18 – 1853.03.04)
- Suffragan Bishops
- Jan Augustus Paredis (see above 1853.03.04 – death 1886.06.18)
- Frans Boermans (1886–1900)
- Jozesh Hubertus Drehmans (1900–1913)
- Lorenz Schrijnen (1914–1932)
- Jozef Hubertus Willem Lemmens (1932–1958)
- Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen (1958-1958)
- Pieter Jan Antoon Moors (1959–1970)
- Jan Baptist Matthijs Gijsen(1972–1993)
- Alphons Castermans, auxiliary (1982–1997)
- Frans Jozef Maria Wiertz (1993–2017)
- Everard de Jong, auxiliary (1999–)
- Harrie Smeets (2018–2023)
See also
References
External links
- GCatholic.org - data for all sections
- Website of the diocese of Roermond
- Roermond - Catholic Encyclopedia article
- Wikipedia page in Dutch about the cathedral