Diocese of Roermond Dioecesis Ruremundensis Bisdom Roermond | |
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![]() Saint Christopher Cathedral | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Territory | Limburg |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Utrecht |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,209 km2 (853 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 1,131,930 1,086,540 (96%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 12 May 1559 (re-established 4 March 1853) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Christopher in Roermond |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Sede vacante |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Wim Eijk |
Auxiliary Bishops | Everard de Jong |
Bishops emeritus | Frans Wiertz |
Map | |
![]() Location of the Diocese of Roermond | |
Website | |
bisdom-roermond.nl |
The Diocese of Roermond (Latin: Dioecesis Ruremundensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, located in the Netherlands. The diocese is one of the seven suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht. The territory of the diocese covers the Province of Limburg.
Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of St. Christopher in Roermond.
Its main pilgrimage sites are Kapel in 't Zand and Valkenburg.
The Dean of Roermond is responsible for the parishes in that city and a few other municipalities in the diocese.
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