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Catholic ChurchinKingdom of the Netherlands (Netherlands) |
Also known as: Niederlande (Deutsch), Países Bajos (español), les Pays-Bas (français), Paesi Bassi (Italiano), Holandia (polski), Países Baixos (Português), Nederland (Nederlands),
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
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)
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
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Circumscriptions | Former Circumscriptions
Cardinals (1 elector/1 total): Eijk (67) | All Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches: Cathedrals (10), Basilicas (28)
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
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.)
as of 2021.06.03
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