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.
History
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.
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.
Adrianus Johannes Simonis (29 December 1970 – 27 June 1983), later president of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands (1983 – 26 January 2008), coadjutor archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) (27 June 1983 – 3 December 1983) succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (3 December 1983 – retired 14 April 2007), created
cardinal-priest of S. Clemente (25 May 1985 – ...), acting as
Apostolic Administrator of Utrecht (Netherlands) (14 April 2007 – retired 11 December 2007)
Hans van den Hende (10 May 2011 – ...), concurrently president of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands (14 June 2016 – ...); previously coadjutor bishop of Breda (Netherlands) (9 September 2006 – 31 October 2007) succeeded as Bishop of Breda (31 October 2007 – 10 May 2011)
List of churches
Partial list of historical church buildings
Cathedral of Saints Laurentius and Elisabeth,
Rotterdam
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.[2]
The Hague Vicariate has the following parishes, federations or clusters:
Parish of Saint Nicholas (Parochie H. Nicolaas),
Zoetermeer
Parish of Peace of Christ (Parochie Pax Christi),
Kamerik, Meije en Zegveld,
Oudewater,
Woerden, (including the work area of Saint Gabriel in
Haastrecht)
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.
History
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.
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.
Adrianus Johannes Simonis (29 December 1970 – 27 June 1983), later president of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands (1983 – 26 January 2008), coadjutor archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) (27 June 1983 – 3 December 1983) succeeding as Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (3 December 1983 – retired 14 April 2007), created
cardinal-priest of S. Clemente (25 May 1985 – ...), acting as
Apostolic Administrator of Utrecht (Netherlands) (14 April 2007 – retired 11 December 2007)
Hans van den Hende (10 May 2011 – ...), concurrently president of Episcopal Conference of the Netherlands (14 June 2016 – ...); previously coadjutor bishop of Breda (Netherlands) (9 September 2006 – 31 October 2007) succeeded as Bishop of Breda (31 October 2007 – 10 May 2011)
List of churches
Partial list of historical church buildings
Cathedral of Saints Laurentius and Elisabeth,
Rotterdam
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.[2]
The Hague Vicariate has the following parishes, federations or clusters:
Parish of Saint Nicholas (Parochie H. Nicolaas),
Zoetermeer
Parish of Peace of Christ (Parochie Pax Christi),
Kamerik, Meije en Zegveld,
Oudewater,
Woerden, (including the work area of Saint Gabriel in
Haastrecht)