Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam


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.

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.
It enjoyed a papal visit from Pope John Paul II in May 1985.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 531,600 Catholics on 3,403 km² in 75 parishes, with 358 priests, 34 deacons, 452 lay religious and 6 seminarians.

Ordinaries

;Suffragan Bishops of Rotterdam

Partial List of Historical Church Buildings

  1. Cathedral of Saints Laurentius and Elisabeth, Rotterdam
  2. Saint Hippolytus Chapel, Delft
  3. Saint Maria of Jesse, Delft

    Deanery of The Hague

The official website of the diocese shows the Catholic communities organized in two vicariates. The two deaneries are further organized into subgroups of parishes, federations and clusters.
The Hague Vicariate has the following parishes, federations or clusters:
  1. Parish of Saint Augustine, Katwijk aan den Rijn, Oegstgeest, Voorschoten, Wassenaar
  2. Parish of Saint Barnabas, Haastrecht
  3. Parish of Saint Bartholomew, Schoonhoven
  4. Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Bodegraven, Boskoop, Gouda, Moordrecht, Reeuwijk, Waddinxveen
  5. Parish of Saint Martin, Noordwijk, Noordwijkerhout, Sassenheim/Warmond, Voorhout
  6. Parish of Saint Nicholas, Zoetermeer
  7. Parish of Peace of Christ, Kamerik, Meije en Zegveld, Oudewater, Woerden,
  8. Parish of Saints Peter and Paul, Leiden, Leiderdorp, Zoeterwoude-Rijndijk, Zoeterwoude-Dorp, Stompwijk
  9. Vicariate of Merenwijk, Leiden
  10. Parish of Saint Thomas, Alphen aan den Rijn, Hazerswoude-Dorp, Hazerswoude-Rijndijk
  11. Parish of The Four Evangelists, Den Haag
  12. Parish of Saint Willibrord, De Zilk, Hillegom, Lisse

    Federation of Saints Clare and Francis (''Federatie HH. Clara en Francisucus'')

  13. Parish of Saint Clare of Assisi, Aarlanderveen, Langeraar, Nieuwkoop, Nieuwvee, Noorden, Zevenhoven
  14. Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi, Hoogmade/Woubrugge, Leimuiden, Oude Wetering, Oud Ade/Rijpwetering

    Cluster of The Hague North (''Cluster Den Haag Noord'')

  15. Parish of Saint Agnes, Den Haag
  16. Parish of Saint Anthony the Abbot, Den Haag
  17. Parish of Saint Anthony of Padua, Den Haag
  18. Parish of The Holy Three Kings, Den Haag
  19. Parish of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Den Haag
  20. Parish of Saint James the Greater, Den Haag
  21. Parish of Saint Willibrord, Den Haag

    Cluster Vlietstreek

  22. Parish of The Holy Trinity, Leidschendam
  23. Parish of Saint Boniface, Rijswijk
  24. Parish of the Risen Christ, Voorburg
  25. Parish of Saint Martin, Voorburg

    Deanery of Rotterdam

The deanery has the following parishes, federation and clusters:
  1. Parish of the Good Shepherd, Maassluis, Schiedam, Vlaardingen
  2. Parish of Saints Michael and Clement, Rotterdam
  3. Parish of Saint Nicholas Pieck and Companions, Brielle, Hellevoetsluis, Rhoon, Rotterdam-Hooglviet, Rozenburg, Spijkenisse
  4. Parish of Saint Theresa of Avila, H.I. AMbacht/Zwijndrecht, Dordrecht, Alblasserdam/Papendrecht/Sliedrecht
  5. Parish of Our Lady of Sion, Den Hoorn, Maasland, Schipluiden
  6. Parish of Saint Ursula, Delft
  7. Parish of the Holy Family, Achthuizen, Middelharnis, Oud Beijerland, Oude Tonge, Puttershoek

    Federation Driestromenland (''Federatie Driestromenland'')

  8. Parish of the Trinity, Everdingen/Leerdam/Vianen
  9. Parish of the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, Arkel/Gorinchem/Hardinxveld-Giessendam

    Federatie IPV-5

  10. Parish of Saint Paul Conversion, Capelle aan den IJssel
  11. Parish of Mary, Queen, Krimpen aan den IJssel
  12. Parish of Saint Joseph, Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
  13. Parish of Saint Cecelia, Rotterdam-Alexander
  14. Vicariaat Ommoord-Zevenkamp, Rotterdam-Ommoord

    Federatie H. Maria Magdalena

  15. Parish of Saint Augustine, Barendrecht
  16. Parish of Saint George, Ridderkerk
  17. Parish of Emmaus, Rotterdam
  18. Parish of the Trinity, Rotterdam
  19. Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rotterdam

    Federation of Oostland (''Federatie Oostland'')

  20. Parish of Saint Willibrord, Bergschenhoek
  21. Parish of The Nativity of Mary, Berkel en Rodenrijs
  22. Parish of Our Lady's Visitation, Bleiswijk
  23. Parish of Saint Bartholomew, Nootdorp
  24. Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Pijnacker

    Federatie St. Franciscus, tussen duin en tuin ([Westland (municipality), Netherlands])

  25. Parish of the Holy Martyrs of Gorcum, De Lier
  26. Parish of Our Lady's Assumption into Heaven, 's-Gravenzande
  27. Parish of Saint Egbert and Lambert, Hoek van Holland
  28. Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Honselersdijk
  29. Parish of Saint Andrew, Kwintsheul
  30. Community of Saint James, Maasdijk
  31. Parish of Saint Malo of Brittany, Monster, South Holland
  32. Parish of Saint Adrian, Naaldwijk
  33. Parish of Saint Bartholomew, Poeldijk
  34. Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Wateringen
  35. Parish of Saint Joseph, Wateringen

    Federatie Rotterdam Rechter Maasoever

  36. Parish of Saint Lambert, Rotterdam
  37. Cathedral Parish of Saints Lawrence and Elisabeth, Rotterdam
  38. Parish of Saints Lawrence and Ignatius, Rotterdam
  39. Parish of the Peace of Christ, Rotterdam
  40. Parish of Saint Dominic, Rotterdam
  41. Parish of Saints Francis and Clare, Rotterdam
  42. Parish of Saint Joseph, Rotterdam
  43. Parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary and Saint Albert, Rotterdam
  44. Parish of Saint Nicholas, Rotterdam
  45. Parish of the Four Evangelists, Rotterdam