Catholic Church

Also known as: Niederlande (Deutsch), Países Bajos (español), les Pays-Bas (français), Paesi Bassi (Italiano), Holandia (polski), Países Baixos (Português), Nederland (Nederlands), 荷に蘭らん (正體しょうたい中ちゅう文ぶん), オランダ (日本語にほんご), Nederlandia (latine)

Formerly: Holland

Dependencies: Aruba , Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba , Curaçao , Sint Maarten

Continent: West Europe

Capital: Amsterdam

Area: 33,893 km²

Population: 17,084,719

Patron Saint: Saint Willibrord (November 7)

Saints: 61 Saints, 10 Blesseds

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Religions: Roman Catholic 23.7%, Protestant 15.5% (includes Dutch Reformed 6.5%, Protestant Church of The Netherlands 5.7%, Calvinist 3.3%), Islam 4.9%, other 5.7% (includes Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish), none 50.1%

Languages: Dutch (official)

Ethnic Groups: Dutch 77.4%, EU 6.2%, Turkish 2.3%, Moroccan 2.3%, Indonesian 2.1%, Surinamese 2%, other 7.7%

Motto: Ik zal handhaven (Dutch); Je maintiendrai (French) (I will preserve)

Neighbouring Countries: ← England , → Germany , ↓ Belgium

Circumscriptions (9): Metr. Archdioceses (1), Dioceses (7), Military Ordinariates (1)

Roman Rite (8): Breda, Groningen–Leeuwarden, Haarlem–Amsterdam, Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands, Roermond, Rotterdam, ’s-Hertogenbosch, Utrecht

Ukrainian Church (1): Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris

Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Eijk (67) | All Cardinals

Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events

Apostolic Nunciature: Netherlands

Holy See Representation: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)

Conference of Bishops: Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Commissio Episcopatuum Communitatis Europææ (COM.E.C.E.)

International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consilium Conferentiarum Episcopalium Europæ (C.C.E.E.)