Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands

Founded

• 695 by Saint Willibrord of Echternach
• 4 March 1853, restored by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Elevated

• mid-16th century to an archdiocese

Suffragans

Bishops

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• Cardinal Adrianus Johannes Simonis
• Cardinal William Enkewort
• Archbishop Andreas Ignatius Schaepman
• Archbishop Johannes Zwijsen
• Archbishop Pieter Mathijs Snickers
• Bishop Heinrich Pfalzgraf von Rhein
• Bishop Rudolf Graf von Diepholz

Additional Information

• Archdiocese of Utrecht
• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• Google Maps
• Patron Saints of the Archdiocese

Notes

The diocese was effectively suppressed and its hierarchy forced into exile during the late 16th century due to the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation. The area was administered as an Apostolic Mission for nearly 300 years with the archdiocese finally restored as described above.