The large church was completed only in the middle of the 16th century. From 1580 to 1815 it was the home of a Protestant community.[citation needed] In 1815 it was returned to the Roman Catholics, first as a garrison church, then since 1842 as a parish church.[citation needed]
Since 1853 St. Catherine's Church has been the seat of the Archdiocese of Utrecht as St. Catherine's Cathedral, and is the Roman Catholic metropolitan church of the Netherlands. The former St. Martin's Cathedral remains a Protestant church. In 1898 architect Alfred Tepe began some major changes to the church. It was lengthened with the current western trave; the new facade was a copy of the old one which was possibly designed by Rombout Keldermans II. A tower, based on the tower of the town hall of Kampen, was added in 1900.
Due to financial difficulties, in 2018, the parish board initially announced plans to close St. Catherine's Cathedral.[1] On March 2, 2019, however, the parish board announced that this decision had been overturned by the Archbishop of Utrecht, Cardinal W.J. Eijk, due to a lack of support for the move among Catholic faithful and the national significance of Saint Catherine's as the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Dutch Church Province.[2]
catherine, cathedral, utrecht, catherine, cathedral, utrecht, catholic, church, dedicated, saint, catherine, alexandria, situated, utrecht, netherlands, catherine, cathedralreligionaffiliationcatholic, churchprovincearchdiocese, utrechtecclesiastical, organiza. St Catherine s Cathedral Utrecht is a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria situated in Utrecht in the Netherlands St Catherine s CathedralReligionAffiliationCatholic ChurchProvinceArchdiocese of UtrechtEcclesiastical or organizational statusCathedralLeadershipArchbishop of UtrechtLocationLocationUtrecht NetherlandsGeographic coordinates52 05 15 N 5 07 27 E 52 08750 N 5 12417 E 52 08750 5 12417ArchitectureCompletedca 1550WebsiteDe KathedraalIt was built as part of the Carmelite friary founded in 1456 After 1529 work on the building was continued by the Knights Hospitallers The large church was completed only in the middle of the 16th century From 1580 to 1815 it was the home of a Protestant community citation needed In 1815 it was returned to the Roman Catholics first as a garrison church then since 1842 as a parish church citation needed Since 1853 St Catherine s Church has been the seat of the Archdiocese of Utrecht as St Catherine s Cathedral and is the Roman Catholic metropolitan church of the Netherlands The former St Martin s Cathedral remains a Protestant church In 1898 architect Alfred Tepe began some major changes to the church It was lengthened with the current western trave the new facade was a copy of the old one which was possibly designed by Rombout Keldermans II A tower based on the tower of the town hall of Kampen was added in 1900 Some of the relics of Saint Willibrord patron saint of the Benelux countries are kept in the reliquary under the main altar citation needed Due to financial difficulties in 2018 the parish board initially announced plans to close St Catherine s Cathedral 1 On March 2 2019 however the parish board announced that this decision had been overturned by the Archbishop of Utrecht Cardinal W J Eijk due to a lack of support for the move among Catholic faithful and the national significance of Saint Catherine s as the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Dutch Church Province 2 See also EditSt Gertrude s Cathedral The bishop see of the Old Catholic church in Utrecht References Edit Afstoting St Catharina www dekathedraal com 28 mei 2018 Archived from the original on 2019 02 11 Retrieved 2019 01 14 Rolandenthoven 2019 03 02 Catharinakerk in Utrecht blijft kathedraal Aartsbisdom in Dutch Retrieved 2019 03 02 External links Edit Media related to St Catherine s Cathedral at Wikimedia Commons in Dutch De Kathedraal Dutch Rijksmonument 36264 This Utrecht location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in the Netherlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article on a Roman Catholic cathedral in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Catherine 27s Cathedral Utrecht amp oldid 1135774113, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
