Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

Historical Details

• Diocese of Groningen
  • Latin Name: Groningensis
  • Erected: 12 May 1559
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
  • Country: Netherlands

• Diocese of Groningen
  • Latin Name: Groningensis
  • Erected: 16 July 1955
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
  • Country: Netherlands

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johan Knijf, O.F.M. Obs. † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 7 Oct 1576 Died)
• Pieter Antoon Nierman † (10 Mar 1956 Appointed - 21 May 1969 Resigned)
• Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller † (21 May 1969 Appointed - 26 Apr 1999 Died)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (17 Jul 1999 Appointed - 11 Dec 2007 Appointed, Archbishop of Utrecht)
• Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte (18 Jun 2008 Appointed - 5 Mar 2016 Appointed, Bishop of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc))
• Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout (1 Apr 2017 Appointed - 21 Jun 2024 Appointed, Bishop of Roermond)

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Groningen
1970	128,194	1,500,000	8.5%	191	97	288	445		154	719	99	ap1971
1980	145,600	1,585,000	9.2%	63	87	150	970		174	493	101	ap1981
1990	145,903	1,645,000	8.9%	38	54	92	1,585	3	102	321	97	ap1991
1999	123,600	1,700,000	7.3%	33	28	61	2,026	4	31	90	85	ap2000
2000	121,000	1,700,000	7.1%	33	23	56	2,160	4	26	90	84	ap2001
2001	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	31	22	53	2,264	4	24	50	84	ap2002
2002	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	30	22	52	2,307	3	23	50	84	ap2003
2003	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	28	22	50	2,400	3	22	45	84	ap2004
2004	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	28	22	50	2,400	3	22	40	84	ap2005
Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
2006	120,000	1,700,000	7.1%	27	22	49	2,448	4	22	30	84	ap2007
2013	109,500	1,914,000	5.7%	30	6	36	3,041	3	7	11	81	ap2014
2016	110,200	1,927,000	5.7%	33	4	37	2,978	3	5	11	81	ap2017
2019	102,150	1,944,920	5.3%	29	9	38	2,688	3	13	4	21	ap2020
2021	101,330	1,798,657	5.6%	26	4	30	3,377	3	12	2	20	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte (Bishop: 18 Jun 2008 to 5 Mar 2016)
• Willem Jacobus Eijk (Bishop: 17 Jul 1999 to 11 Dec 2007)
• Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (Priest: 6 Apr 1991 to 9 Sep 2006)
• Cornelis Franciscus Maria van den Hout (Bishop: 1 Apr 2017 to 21 Jun 2024)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Johan Knijf, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1561 to 7 Oct 1576)
• Johann Bernard Wilhelm Maria Möller † (Bishop: 21 May 1969 to 26 Apr 1999)
• Pieter Antoon Nierman † (Bishop: 10 Mar 1956 to 21 May 1969)

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