Catholic ChurchinKingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands) |
Also known as: Niederlande (Deutsch), Países Bajos (español), les Pays-Bas (français), Paesi Bassi (Italiano), Holandia (polski), Países Baixos (Português), Nederland (Nederlands), 荷蘭 (正體中文), オランダ (日本語), Nederlandia (latine)
Roman Rite (8): Breda, Groningen–Leeuwarden, Haarlem–Amsterdam, Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands, Roermond, Rotterdam, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht
Ukrainian Church (1): Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris
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Apostolic Nunciature: Netherlands
Holy See Representation: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Conference of Bishops: Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)
Continent: West Europe
Capital: Amsterdam
Area: 33,893 km²
Population: 17,084,719
Former Name: Holland, Austrian Netherlands, Spanish Netherlands
Dependencies: Aruba , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Curaçao , Sint Maarten
Religions: Roman Catholic 23.7%, Protestant 15.5% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.5%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.7%, Calvinist 3.3%), Islam 4.9%, other 5.7% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.1%
Languages: Dutch (official)
Ethnic Groups: Dutch 77.4%, EU 6.2%, Turkish 2.3%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, other 7.7%
Motto: Ik zal handhaven (Dutch); Je maintiendrai (French) (I will preserve)
Area: 41,526 km²
Catholic Population: 4,854,000 Catholics (27.8% of 17,475,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 615 parishes, 8 other centres
Clergy: 18 bishops (7 diocesan, 11 titular), 1,458 priests (769 diocesan, 689 religious), 338 permanent deacons (334 diocesan, 4 religious)
Non-Clergy: 3,621 religious (508 brothers, 3,113 sisters), 2 members of secular institutes (sisters), 106 major seminarians, 18 missionaries, 69 catechists
Last updated on 2024.12.24
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