Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands

Roman Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the Netherlands

Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands Militair ordinariaat van Nederland

The Coat of Arms of the Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands
Location
Country	Netherlands
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	16 April 1957 (67 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Sede Vacante
Apostolic Administrator	Everardus Johannes de Jong

The Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands is a military ordinariate of the Roman Catholic Church. Immediately subject to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Roman Catholics serving in the Dutch Armed Forces and their families.

History

It was established as a military vicariate on 16 April 1957 and elevated to a military ordinariate on 21 July 1986. Since 1993, no military ordinaries have been appointed.^{[citation needed]}

Office holders

Military vicars

Bernard Jan Alfrink (appointed 1957 – retired 1975)
Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (appointed 6 December 1975 – resigned 22 November 1982)
Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. (appointed 22 November 1982 – became Military Ordinary 21 July 1986)

Military ordinaries

Ronald Philippe Bär, O.S.B. (appointed 21 July 1986 – resigned 13 March 1993).

No military ordinaries appointed since 1993:

Joseph Marianus Punt (appointed 1 April 1995 as apostolic administrator, - retired 1 June 2020).
Everardus Johannes de Jong (appointed 1 June 2020 as apostolic administrator - now)

References

Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands (Catholic-Hierarchy)
Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands (GCatholic.org)

Military ordinariates of the Catholic Church

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Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands
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Others	Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris
Former dioceses	Diocese of Deventer Diocese of Leeuwarden Diocese of Maastricht Diocese of Middelburg Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia Apostolic Vicariate of Grave-Nijmegen Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen
Churches	St Catherine's Cathedral, Utrecht St. Anthony of Padua Cathedral, Breda St. Joseph Cathedral, Groningen Cathedral of St Bavo, Haarlem St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) St. Christopher's Cathedral, Roermond List of Catholic churches in the Netherlands Caribbean: Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Willemstad Basilica of St. Anne, Willemstad Pro-Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, Oranjestad List of Catholic churches in the Dutch Caribbean
Monasteries	Egmond Abbey St. Benedictusberg Abbey St. Willibrord's Abbey Carmelite Monastery, Echt Berne Abbey Achel Abbey Koningshoeven Abbey Lilbosch Abbey
See also	Catholic Church in the Dutch Caribbean List of Catholic schools in the Netherlands List of Dutch saints List of Catholic seminaries Reestablishment of the episcopal hierarchy in the Netherlands Jong Nederland Tilburg University
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