Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam

Diocese of Rotterdam

Dioecesis Roterodamensis

Bisdom Rotterdam
Cathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth in Rotterdam
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam
Coat of arms
Location
CountryNetherlands
TerritorySouth Holland
Ecclesiastical provinceUtrecht
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Utrecht
Deaneries3
Coordinates51°55′51″N 4°28′45″E / 51.93083°N 4.47917°E / 51.93083; 4.47917
Statistics
Area8,326 km2 (3,215 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2020)
3,798,000
476,000 (12.5%)
Parishes58
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCathedral of St. Lawrence and St. Elizabeth[1]
Patron saintSaint Lawrence, Saint Elizabeth
Secular priests153
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende
Metropolitan ArchbishopCardinal Wim Eijk
Vicar GeneralDick Verbakel
Bishops emeritusRonald Philippe Bär, Bishop Emeritus (1983-1993)
Adrianus Herman van Luyn, Bishop Emeritus (1993-2011)
Map
Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands
Website
BisdomRotterdam.nl

The Diocese of Rotterdam (Latin: Dioecesis Roterodamensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in South Holland province of the Netherlands. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht. Since 2011, the bishop has been Hans van den Hende.

The cathedral ecclesiastical see is the Kathedrale Kerk van de HH Laurentius en Elisabeth, dedicated to Saints Lawrence and Elisabeth, in Rotterdam. The only minor basilica is Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze Lieve Vrouw van de Rozenkrans, dedicated to St. Liduina and Our Lady of the Rosary, in Schiedam.