Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
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Diocese of Rotterdam Dioecesis Roterodamensis Bisdom Rotterdam |
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Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth in Rotterdam
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Coat of arms
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| Location | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Territory | South Holland |
| Ecclesiastical province | Utrecht |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Utrecht |
| Deaneries | 3 |
| Coordinates | 51°55′51″N 4°28′45″E / 51.93083°N 4.47917°E |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,326 km2 (3,215 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 3,655,000 531,600 (14.5%) |
| Parishes | 75 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth |
| Patron saint | Saint Lawrence, Saint Elizabeth |
| Secular priests | 153 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Wim Eijk |
| Vicar General | Dick Verbakel |
| Emeritus Bishops | Ronald Philippe Bär, Bishop Emeritus (1983-1993) Adrianus Herman van Luyn, Bishop Emeritus (1993-2011) |
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 Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Rotterdam is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in South Holland province of the Netherlands. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht. Since 2011, the bishop has been Hans van den Hende.
The cathedral ecclesiastical see is the Kathedrale Kerk van de HH Laurentius en Elisabeth, dedicated to Saints Lawrence and Elisabeth, in Rotterdam. The only minor basilica is Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze Lieve Vrouw van de Rozenkrans, dedicated to St. Liduina and Our Lady of the Rosary, in Schiedam.
It was erected on July 16, 1955, on territory from the split off from the Diocese of Haarlem, from which at the same time the Diocese of Groningen was also split off.
It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in May 1985.
As per 2014, it pastorally served 531,600 Catholics (14.5% of 3,655,000 total, mainly protestants and atheists) on 3,403 km² in 75 parishes, with 358 priests (110 diocesan, 248 religious), 34 deacons, 452 lay religious (289 brothers, 163 sisters) and 6 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite)
The official website of the diocese shows the Catholic communities organized in two vicariates (also known as deaneries). The two deaneries are further organized into subgroups of parishes, federations and clusters. The Hague Vicariate has the following parishes, federations or clusters:
The deanery has the following parishes, federation and clusters:
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