Roermond (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz, Bishop
Everardus Johannes de Jong, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4 March 1853
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Netherlands
Square Kilometers: 2,209 (853 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bisdom-roermond.nl/
Mailing Address: Paredisstraat 10, 6041 JW Roermond, Nederland
Telephone: (0475)386.740
Fax: 336.285

Historical Details

Diocese of Roermond
- Latin Name: Ruremundensis
- Erected: 12 May 1559
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
- Country: Netherlands

Past and Present Ordinaries

Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden (Lindanus) † (8 Aug 1561 Appointed - 7 Jun 1588 Appointed, Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand})
Henri van Cuyk † (9 Aug 1596 Appointed - 7 Oct 1609 Died)
Jacques van den Borgh † (19 May 1611 Appointed - 24 Feb 1639 Died)
André Creusen † (10 Aug 1651 Appointed - 9 Apr 1657 Confirmed, Archbishop of Mechelen)
Eugenius Albertus d’Allamont † (11 Jun 1659 Appointed - 1 Feb 1666 Appointed, Bishop of Gent {Ghent, Gand})
Lancelot de Gottignies † (15 Dec 1670 Confirmed - 25 Aug 1673 Died)
Réginald Cools, O.P. † (16 Nov 1676 Appointed - 10 May 1700 Appointed, Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers})
Angelus d’Ongnies et d’Estrées, O.F.M. Cap. † (21 Dec 1701 Appointed - 9 Apr 1722 Died)
François Louis Sanguessa, O.F.M. † (9 Apr 1722 Succeeded - 11 Aug 1741 Died)
Jan-Baptist de Castillion † (24 Sep 1742 Appointed - 20 May 1743 Appointed, Bishop of Brugge {Bruges})
Joseph Anselme François Werbrouck † (29 Sep 1743 Appointed - 12 Mar 1746 Appointed, Bishop of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers})
Jean Antoine de Robiano † (28 Mar 1746 Appointed - 28 Jun 1769 Died)
Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (26 Aug 1769 Confirmed - 6 Nov 1773 Appointed, Bishop of Austria, Military)
Philippe Damien de Hoensbroeck † (29 May 1775 Appointed - 17 Apr 1793 Died)
Jean Baptiste Robert van Velde de Melroy et Sart-Bomal † (21 Feb 1794 Appointed - 24 Nov 1801 Resigned)
Joannes Augustinus Paredis † (4 Mar 1853 Appointed - 18 Jun 1886 Died)
Franciscus Antonius Hubertus Boermans † (18 Jun 1886 Succeeded - 3 Feb 1900 Died)
Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns † (3 Feb 1900 Succeeded - 8 Aug 1913 Died)
Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen † (28 Mar 1914 Appointed - 26 Mar 1932 Died)
Jozef Hubert Willem Lemmens † (26 Mar 1932 Succeeded - 31 Dec 1957 Retired)
Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † (31 Dec 1957 Succeeded - 25 Jun 1958 Died)
Pieter Jan Antoon Moors † (26 Jan 1959 Appointed - 29 Dec 1970 Resigned)
Joannes Baptist Matthijs Gijsen (20 Jan 1972 Appointed - 23 Jan 1993 Resigned)
Franciscus Jozef Maria Wiertz (10 Jul 1993 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Roermond
12 May 1559	Erected	Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne} Diocese of Liège	Diocese of Roermond (erected)
1801	Suppressed	Diocese of Roermond (suppressed)
Diocese of Roermond
4 March 1853	Erected	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Batavia (Holland Mission)	Diocese of Roermond (erected)

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 Roermond

1950 653,365 708,287 92.2% 808 94 902 724 300 ap1951

1969 886,418 985,738 89.9% 787 733 1,520 583 1,764 6,695 348 ap1971

1980 990,000 1,072,000 92.4% 608 640 1,248 793 1 1,276 4,300 359 ap1981

1990 1,057,426 1,099,622 96.2% 479 626 1,105 956 31 976 3,500 358 ap1991

1999 1,086,000 1,138,846 95.4% 379 500 879 1,235 56 865 2,500 348 ap2000

2000 1,086,000 1,138,846 95.4% 368 500 868 1,251 56 865 2,500 348 ap2001

2001 1,085,734 1,139,302 95.3% 342 500 842 1,289 846 2,405 352 ap2002

2002 1,006,000 1,143,000 88.0% 321 500 821 1,225 67 846 2,405 339 ap2003

2003 1,006,000 1,142,017 88.1% 312 500 812 1,238 67 846 2,405 337 ap2004

2004 1,085,000 1,141,889 95.0% 320 500 820 1,323 67 846 2,375 336 ap2005

2010 1,078,000 1,137,003 94.8% 250 500 750 1,437 71 708 1,530 329 ap2011

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 Roermond
1950	653,365	708,287	92.2%	808	94	902	724				300	ap1951
1969	886,418	985,738	89.9%	787	733	1,520	583		1,764	6,695	348	ap1971
1980	990,000	1,072,000	92.4%	608	640	1,248	793	1	1,276	4,300	359	ap1981
1990	1,057,426	1,099,622	96.2%	479	626	1,105	956	31	976	3,500	358	ap1991
1999	1,086,000	1,138,846	95.4%	379	500	879	1,235	56	865	2,500	348	ap2000
2000	1,086,000	1,138,846	95.4%	368	500	868	1,251	56	865	2,500	348	ap2001
2001	1,085,734	1,139,302	95.3%	342	500	842	1,289		846	2,405	352	ap2002
2002	1,006,000	1,143,000	88.0%	321	500	821	1,225	67	846	2,405	339	ap2003
2003	1,006,000	1,142,017	88.1%	312	500	812	1,238	67	846	2,405	337	ap2004
2004	1,085,000	1,141,889	95.0%	320	500	820	1,323	67	846	2,375	336	ap2005
2010	1,078,000	1,137,003	94.8%	250	500	750	1,437	71	708	1,530	329	ap2011

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Hendrik Theodorus Edmund Beel † (Priest: 28 Mar 1936; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Aug 1965 to 20 Jan 1972)
Franciscus Antonius Hubertus Boermans † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 May 1885; Bishop: 18 Jun 1886 to 3 Feb 1900)
Alphonsus Maria Henricus Antonius Castermans † (Priest: 10 Mar 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1982 to 3 May 1997)
Jan-Baptist de Castillion † (Bishop: 24 Sep 1742 to 20 May 1743)
Réginald Cools, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1676 to 10 May 1700)
André Creusen † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1651 to 9 Apr 1657)
Eugenius Albertus d’Allamont † (Bishop: 11 Jun 1659 to 1 Feb 1666)
Angelus d’Ongnies et d’Estrées, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1701 to 9 Apr 1722)
Josephus Hubertus Drehmanns † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jun 1899; Bishop: 3 Feb 1900 to 8 Aug 1913)
Lancelot de Gottignies † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1670 to 25 Aug 1673)
Jan Michiel Jozef Antoon Hanssen † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930; Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Jul 1947; Bishop: 31 Dec 1957 to 25 Jun 1958)
Philippe Damien de Hoensbroeck † (Bishop: 29 May 1775 to 17 Apr 1793)
Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1769 to 6 Nov 1773)
Jozef Hubert Willem Lemmens † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Feb 1932; Bishop: 26 Mar 1932 to 31 Dec 1957)
Godefroid-Udalric de la Margelle † (Priest: 25 Jan 1661 to 3 Dec 1696)
Pieter Jan Antoon Moors † (Priest: 5 Apr 1930; Bishop: 26 Jan 1959 to 29 Dec 1970)
Joannes Augustinus Paredis † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1853 to 18 Jun 1886)
Jean Antoine de Robiano † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1746 to 28 Jun 1769)
François Louis Sanguessa, O.F.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 May 1721; Bishop: 9 Apr 1722 to 11 Aug 1741)
Laurentius Josephus Antonius Hubertus Schrijnen † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1914 to 26 Mar 1932)
Joannes Gerardus ter Schure, S.D.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Oct 1984 to 31 Jan 1985)
Henri van Cuyk † (Bishop: 9 Aug 1596 to 7 Oct 1609)
Jacques van den Borgh † (Bishop: 19 May 1611 to 24 Feb 1639)
Guillaume Damasi Van der Linden (Lindanus) † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1561 to 7 Jun 1588)
Jean Baptiste Robert van Velde de Melroy et Sart-Bomal † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1794 to 24 Nov 1801)
Joseph Anselme François Werbrouck † (Bishop: 29 Sep 1743 to 12 Mar 1746)

Diocese of Roermond

Dioecesis Ruremundensis