Changes in Ecclesiastical Jurisdictionsin Netherlands |
Date | Change |
530 | Diocese of Maastricht was established (from the suppressed Diocese of Tongeren en Maastricht) |
695 | Diocese of Utrecht was established |
720 | Diocese of Maastricht was suppressed (to establish Diocese of Liège) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Deventer was established (from Diocese of Utrecht and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Groningen was established (from Diocese of Münster and Diocese of Utrecht and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Haarlem was established (from Diocese of Utrecht and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Leeuwarden was established (from Diocese of Utrecht and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Middelburg was established (from Diocese of Utrecht and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Roermond was established (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln and Diocese of Liège and became suffragan of Köln) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of Utrecht was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht (with suffragan sees Deventer, Groningen, Haarlem, Leeuwarden and Middelburg and lost territory to establish Diocese of Deventer, Diocese of Gent, Diocese of Groningen, Diocese of Haarlem, Diocese of Leeuwarden and Diocese of Middelburg) |
1559.05.12 | Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch was established (from Diocese of Liège and became suffragan of Mechelen) |
1580.02.15 | Diocese of Leeuwarden was suppressed |
1580.02.15 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht was suppressed |
1591 | Diocese of Deventer was suppressed |
1592 | Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia was restored |
1592 | Diocese of Haarlem was suppressed |
1603.03.07 | Diocese of Groningen was suppressed |
1603.05.26 | Diocese of Middelburg was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia) |
1629 | Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch was suppressed (to Diocese of Liège) |
1648 | Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch was restored (from Diocese of Liège) |
1727.02 | Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia was demoted as Mission sui juris of Batavia |
1801.07.15 | Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen was established (from Diocese of Roermond) |
1801.11.29 | Diocese of Roermond was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen and to establish Diocese of Aachen) |
1803.03.22 | Apostolic Vicariate of Breda was established (from Diocese of Gent and Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch) |
1803.03.22 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein–Megen was established (from Diocese of Liège) |
1833 | Apostolic Administration of Haarlem was restored (from Mission sui juris of Batavia) |
1840 | Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Köln and Diocese of Liège) |
1851 | Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen was suppressed (to Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch) |
1853.03.04 | Apostolic Administration of Haarlem was promoted as Diocese of Haarlem (became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1853.03.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein–Megen was suppressed (to Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch) |
1853.03.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg was promoted as Diocese of Roermond (gained territory from Diocese of Liège and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1853.03.04 | Mission sui juris of Batavia was promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht (with suffragan sees Haarlem, Roermond, ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda) |
1853.03.04 | Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch was promoted as Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (gained territory from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mechelen, gained territory from the suppressed Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein–Megen, exchanged territory with Diocese of Liège and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1853.03.14 | Apostolic Vicariate of Breda was promoted as Diocese of Breda |
1955.07.16 | Diocese of Groningen was restored (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht and Diocese of Haarlem and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1955.07.16 | Diocese of Haarlem lost territory to Diocese of Breda |
1955.07.16 | Diocese of Rotterdam was established (from Diocese of Haarlem and became suffragan of Utrecht) |
1957.04.16 | Military Vicariate of Netherlands was established |
1960.07.22 | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was established |
1971 | Titular Episcopal See of Maastricht was restored |
1986.07.21 | Military Vicariate of Netherlands was promoted as Military Ordinariate of Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands |
2005.11.26 | Diocese of Groningen was renamed as Diocese of Groningen–Leeuwarden |
2008.10.07 | Diocese of Haarlem was renamed as Diocese of Haarlem–Amsterdam |
2011 | Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht lost territory to Diocese of Rotterdam |
2013.01.19 | Apostolic Exarchate of France (Ukrainian Rite) was promoted as Diocese of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris (without ecclesiastical province) |
2017.12 | Titular Episcopal See of Middelburg was restored |
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