The Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands (Dutch: Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie) is a permanent body within the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands which determines policies and directs the apostolic mission within the Netherlands. It is governed by bishops from around the country.
Map of the seven Roman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands
The Dutch Catholic Church has an archbishopric and six suffragan dioceses under it as well as a Military Ordinariate. An archbishop stands alone at the head of the archdiocese, but he is not the "boss" of his fellow bishops or their dioceses. Each diocese has a bishop (ordinary) and some dioceses also have one or more auxiliary bishops.
If the diocese is sede vacante, then a diocesan administrator is designated. This does not necessarily have to be a bishop and sometimes is the vicar-general. If a non-bishop is diocesan administrator, he will attend meetings of the bishops' conference, but is not a voting member.
The apostolic nuncio usually attends meetings of the Bishops' Conference, but he is not a member of it because he is not a bishop of a diocese within the Netherlands. The nuncio represents the Holy See.
The Netherlands Bishops' Conference is usually chaired by a bishop with the highest rank, such as the Archbishop, but this is not mandatory. When Wim Eijk took offices as archbishop of Utrecht in 2008, he chose not to assume the presidency, in order to have more time for his work as archbishop. Therefore, Ad van Luyn was the President and Frans Wiertz the Vice-President (the two 'seniores "among the seven bishops).
There are seven Emeritus Bishop. There are also other Dutch bishops that a non-Dutch diocese boards.
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The Secretariat of the Bishops Conference and the Dutch Church Province is conducted by the Secretariat of the Roman Catholic Communion (SRKK). The Secretariat is headed by a Secretary-General. Since June 2, 2012 this has been Rev. Mr. (deacon) Hans Nijhuis.
RKKerk.nl Official website of the Roman Catholic Church of the Netherlands
GCatholic.org page for the Netherlands
February 16, 2024
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This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Bishops Conference of the Netherlands news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Bishops Conference of the Netherlands Dutch Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie is a permanent body within the Roman Catholic Church in the Netherlands which determines policies and directs the apostolic mission within the Netherlands It is governed by bishops from around the country Map of the seven Roman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands Contents 1 Description 2 Members of the Bishops Conference 3 Positions Within the Bishops Conference 3 1 Policy Sectors 3 2 Fields 3 3 Contact Persons 3 4 Former members 3 5 Secretariat 3 6 Leaders of the Bishops Conference 4 References 5 External linksDescription editThe Dutch Catholic Church has an archbishopric and six suffragan dioceses under it as well as a Military Ordinariate An archbishop stands alone at the head of the archdiocese but he is not the boss of his fellow bishops or their dioceses Each diocese has a bishop ordinary and some dioceses also have one or more auxiliary bishops If the diocese is sede vacante then a diocesan administrator is designated This does not necessarily have to be a bishop and sometimes is the vicar general If a non bishop is diocesan administrator he will attend meetings of the bishops conference but is not a voting member The apostolic nuncio usually attends meetings of the Bishops Conference but he is not a member of it because he is not a bishop of a diocese within the Netherlands The nuncio represents the Holy See The Netherlands Bishops Conference is usually chaired by a bishop with the highest rank such as the Archbishop but this is not mandatory When Wim Eijk took offices as archbishop of Utrecht in 2008 he chose not to assume the presidency in order to have more time for his work as archbishop Therefore Ad van Luyn was the President and Frans Wiertz the Vice President the two seniores among the seven bishops Today Hans van den Hende is President and Jan Liesen is Vice President Members of the Bishops Conference editWim Eijk Cardinal Archbishop of Utrecht Jan Liesen Bishop of Breda Deputy Chairman Ron van den Hout Bishop of Groningen Leeuwarden Jos Punt Bishop emeritus of Haarlem Amsterdam and Military Bishop emeritus Gerard de Korte Bishop of s Hertogenbosch Harrie Smeets Bishop of Roermond Frans Wiertz Bishop emeritus of Roermond Hans van den Hende Bishop of Rotterdam Chairman Jan Hendriks Bishop of Haarlem Amsterdam Rob Mutsaerts Auxiliary Bishop of s Hertogenbosch Everard de Jong Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond Ted Hoogenboom Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht Herman Woorts Auxiliary Bishop of Utrecht Jan van Burgsteden Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Haarlem AmsterdamPositions Within the Bishops Conference editPolicy Sectors edit The Bishops Conference has established a nine policies which referent is still a bishop assisted by a secretary Catechesis Rob Mutsaerts Categorical Chaplaincy Everard de Jong Communication and Media Frans Wiertz Interfaith dialogue Jan van Burg Cities Youth Rob Mutsaerts Church and Society Gerard de Korte Liturgy and Bible Jan Liesen Mission and Development Jos Punt Ecumenism Hans van den Hende Education Jan Hendriks Vocation and Training Wim EijkFields edit In addition to the policies is a five thematic fields set which is still a bishop referent Marriage and Family Anthony Hurkmans Relations with Judaism Herman Woorts Medical Ethics Wim Eijk Commission of the Bishops Conferences of the European Community Ted Hoogenboom Council of the Bishops Conferences of Europe Wim EijkContact Persons edit Church and Elders Gerard de Korte New Movements Jan van Burgsteden Pilgrimages Herman Woorts Religious and Secular Institutes Jan van Burg Cities Women and the Church Gerard de KorteFormer members edit There are seven Emeritus Bishop There are also other Dutch bishops that a non Dutch diocese boards Secretariat edit The Secretariat of the Bishops Conference and the Dutch Church Province is conducted by the Secretariat of the Roman Catholic Communion SRKK The Secretariat is headed by a Secretary General Since June 2 2012 this has been Rev Mr deacon Hans Nijhuis Leaders of the Bishops Conference edit Diocese Ordinary Auxiliary BishopArchdiocese of Utrecht Wim Eijk 1953 06 22 June 22 1953 age 70 Ted Hoogenboom 1960 08 27 August 27 1960 age 63 Herman Woorts 1963 11 12 November 12 1963 age 60 Diocese of Breda Jan Liesen 1960 09 17 September 17 1960 age 63 noneDiocese of Groningen Leeuwarden Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout 1964 11 11 November 11 1964 age 59 noneDiocese of Haarlem Amsterdam Jos Punt 1946 01 10 January 10 1946 age 78 Jan Hendriks 1954 11 17 November 17 1954 age 69 Diocese of s Hertogenbosch Gerard de Korte 1955 06 13 June 13 1955 age 68 Rob Mutsaerts 1958 05 22 May 22 1958 age 65 Diocese of Roermond Frans Wiertz 1942 12 02 December 2 1942 age 81 Everard de Jong 1958 07 04 July 4 1958 age 65 Diocese of Rotterdam Hans van den Hende 1964 01 09 January 9 1964 age 60 noneMilitary Ordinariate of the Netherlands Jos Punt 1946 01 10 January 10 1946 age 78 apostolic administrator noneReferences editExternal links editNetherlands Bishops Conference page on RKKerk nl RKKerk nl Official website of the Roman Catholic Church of the Netherlands GCatholic org page for the Netherlands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bishops 27 Conference of the Netherlands amp oldid 1168358967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
