Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
Diocese of Rotterdam Dioecesis Roterodamensis Bisdom Rotterdam | |
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Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth in Rotterdam | |
Coat of arms | |
| 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
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| Parishes | 58 |
| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Cardinal Wim Eijk |
| Vicar General | Dick Verbakel |
| Bishops emeritus | Adrianus Herman van Luyn, Bishop Emeritus (1993-2011) |
| Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands | |
| Website | |
| BisdomRotterdam.nl | |
The Diocese of Rotterdam (Latin: Dioecesis Roterodamensis) 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.