Roman Catholic Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

Dioecesis Groningensis-Leovardiensis

Bisdom Groningen-Leeuwarden (nl)
Bisdom Grins-Ljouwert (fy)
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden
Coat of arms
Location
Country Netherlands
TerritoryGroningen, Friesland, Drenthe, and the Noordoostpolder
Ecclesiastical provinceUtrecht
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Utrecht
Statistics
Area9,205 km2 (3,554 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,944,920
102,150 (5.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established12 May 1559
CathedralSaint Joseph Church, Groningen
Patron saintSaint Boniface[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRon van den Hout[2][circular reference]
Metropolitan ArchbishopWim Eijk
Vicar GeneralPeter Wellen
Map
Location of the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden in the Netherlands
Location of the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden in the Netherlands
Website
www.bisdomgl.nl

The Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden (Dutch: Bisdom Groningen-Leeuwarden; Latin: Dioecesis Groningensis-Leovardiensis) is a suffragan Latindiocese of the Catholic Church in the northern part of the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht (covering all the Netherlands). It encompasses the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, as well as the Noordoostpolder, a part of the province of Flevoland.[3]

The cathedral episcopal seat is the Saint Joseph Cathedral in the city of Groningen, capital of the province of the same name.[4] One former cathedral remains in Catholic use : the Sint-Maartenskerk, dedicated to Saint Martin, also in Groningen, is now Protestant church; the Sint-Vituskerk, dedicated to Saint Vitus, in Leeuwarden (Friesland province, most of Dutch Frisia) is only rarely frequented by a small community of faithful from an old orphanage.

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