Breda (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Elevated: 14 March 1853
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Utrecht
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Netherlands
Square Kilometers: 3,368 (1,300 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bisdombreda.nl/
Mailing Address: P.B. 90189, 4800 RN Breda; Veemarktstraat 48, 4811 ZG Breda, Nederland
Telephone: (076)522.34.44
Fax: 521.62.44

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of Breda
- Latin Name: Bredanus
- Erected: 22 March 1803
- Vicariate
- Country: Netherlands

Past and Present Ordinaries

Adrianus van Dongen † (22 Mar 1803 Appointed - 27 Nov 1826 Died)
Johannes van Hooydonk † (7 Jan 1827 Appointed - Oct 1867 Resigned)
Johannes van Genk † (25 Apr 1868 Succeeded - 10 Mar 1874 Died)
Henricus van Beek † (19 Jun 1874 Appointed - 15 Oct 1884 Died)
Petrus Leyten † (9 Jun 1885 Appointed - 17 May 1914 Died)
Pieter Adriaan Willem Hopmans † (8 Sep 1914 Appointed - 18 Feb 1951 Died)
Jozef Willem Maria Baeten † (18 Feb 1951 Succeeded - 8 Sep 1961 Resigned)
Gerardus Henricus De Vet † (22 Mar 1962 Appointed - 27 Mar 1967 Died)
Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst † (3 Nov 1967 Appointed - 6 May 1992 Retired)
Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens † (23 Jul 1994 Appointed - 31 Oct 2007 Resigned)
Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (31 Oct 2007 Succeeded - 10 May 2011 Appointed, Bishop of Rotterdam)
Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen (26 Nov 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Breda
22 March 1803	Erected	Diocese of Antwerpen {Antwerp, Anvers} Diocese of Gent {Ghent, Gand} Diocese of Roermond	Vicariate Apostolic of Breda (erected)
Diocese of Breda
14 March 1853	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Breda	Diocese of Breda
13 April 1956	Territory Added	Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) (Woudrich and parts of Sint Jan-Waalwijh and Heusden)	Diocese of Breda

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Breda

1950 350,000 435,000 80.5% 440 18 458 764 900 3,300 124 ap1951

1959 445,457 733,421 60.7% 475 451 926 481 1,632 3,870 159 ap1960

1970 501,334 806,500 62.2% 390 425 815 615 473 3,000 170 ap1971

1980 551,845 947,571 58.2% 286 312 598 922 1 780 2,634 169 ap1981

1990 542,407 1,000,848 54.2% 205 304 509 1,065 5 641 2,055 166 ap1991

1999 509,239 1,066,431 47.8% 150 226 376 1,354 13 466 1,455 155 ap2000

2000 514,380 1,071,899 48.0% 156 189 345 1,490 15 432 1,402 139 ap2001

2001 495,308 1,079,247 45.9% 158 171 329 1,505 17 393 1,318 132 ap2002

2002 499,873 1,087,386 46.0% 151 165 316 1,581 18 380 1,244 130 ap2003

2003 516,306 1,095,800 47.1% 143 165 308 1,676 17 368 1,020 117 ap2004

2004 513,890 1,099,865 46.7% 136 159 295 1,742 18 356 1,080 112 ap2005

2006 482,496 1,106,084 43.6% 125 135 260 1,855 21 299 968 103 ap2007

2012 437,000 1,118,000 39.1% 102 130 232 1,883 24 228 585 66 ap2013

2015 423,000 1,149,700 36.8% 88 116 204 2,073 25 207 413 42 ap2016

2018 412,000 1,132,000 36.4% 77 116 193 2,134 25 116 298 35 ap2019

2020 418,200 1,149,000 36.4% 59 21 80 5,227 25 60 247 34 ap2021

2022 420,800 1,156,750 36.4% 47 18 65 6,473 27 41 150 27 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Breda
1950	350,000	435,000	80.5%	440	18	458	764		900	3,300	124	ap1951
1959	445,457	733,421	60.7%	475	451	926	481		1,632	3,870	159	ap1960
1970	501,334	806,500	62.2%	390	425	815	615		473	3,000	170	ap1971
1980	551,845	947,571	58.2%	286	312	598	922	1	780	2,634	169	ap1981
1990	542,407	1,000,848	54.2%	205	304	509	1,065	5	641	2,055	166	ap1991
1999	509,239	1,066,431	47.8%	150	226	376	1,354	13	466	1,455	155	ap2000
2000	514,380	1,071,899	48.0%	156	189	345	1,490	15	432	1,402	139	ap2001
2001	495,308	1,079,247	45.9%	158	171	329	1,505	17	393	1,318	132	ap2002
2002	499,873	1,087,386	46.0%	151	165	316	1,581	18	380	1,244	130	ap2003
2003	516,306	1,095,800	47.1%	143	165	308	1,676	17	368	1,020	117	ap2004
2004	513,890	1,099,865	46.7%	136	159	295	1,742	18	356	1,080	112	ap2005
2006	482,496	1,106,084	43.6%	125	135	260	1,855	21	299	968	103	ap2007
2012	437,000	1,118,000	39.1%	102	130	232	1,883	24	228	585	66	ap2013
2015	423,000	1,149,700	36.8%	88	116	204	2,073	25	207	413	42	ap2016
2018	412,000	1,132,000	36.4%	77	116	193	2,134	25	116	298	35	ap2019
2020	418,200	1,149,000	36.4%	59	21	80	5,227	25	60	247	34	ap2021
2022	420,800	1,156,750	36.4%	47	18	65	6,473	27	41	150	27	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Johannes Wilhelmus Maria Liesen (Bishop: 26 Nov 2011 - )
Joseph John Oudeman, O.F.M. Cap.
Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Sep 2006; Bishop: 31 Oct 2007 to 10 May 2011)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Jozef Willem Maria Baeten † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Oct 1945; Bishop: 18 Feb 1951 to 8 Sep 1961)
Henricus van Beek † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1874 to 15 Oct 1884)
Gerardus Henricus De Vet † (Priest: 19 Jun 1943; Bishop: 22 Mar 1962 to 27 Mar 1967)
Arthur Jerome Drossaerts †
Hubertus Cornelis Antonius Ernst † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941; Bishop: 3 Nov 1967 to 6 May 1992)
Pieter Adriaan Willem Hopmans † (Bishop: 8 Sep 1914 to 18 Feb 1951)
Franz Janssen, C.M. †
Ildephonse (Carolus Martinus) Lanslots, O.S.B. †
Petrus Leyten † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1885 to 17 May 1914)
Edmundus Sybrandus Luijpen (Luypen), S.J. †
Martinus Petrus Maria Muskens † (Bishop: 23 Jul 1994 to 31 Oct 2007)
Matthijs Nijens, M.S.C. †
Anton Oomen, M. Afr. † (Priest: 23 Mar 1901 to 5 Oct 1902)
Joannes van Breugel † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 31 Jan 1849 to 15 Jan 1850)
Joost (Joseph) Van den Biesen, M. Afr. †
Nicolas Pierre van der Westen, SS.CC. †
Adrianus van Dongen † (Vicar Apostolic: 22 Mar 1803 to 27 Nov 1826)
Antonius van Dyck † (Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 11 Dec 1846 to 13 Jul 1848)
Johannes van Genk † (Priest: 20 Feb 1827; Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: 22 Mar 1850; Coadjutor Bishop: 4 Mar 1853; Bishop: 25 Apr 1868 to 10 Mar 1874)
Johannes van Hooydonk † (Vicar Apostolic: 7 Jan 1827; Bishop: 4 Mar 1853 to Oct 1867)
Paul Verschuren, S.C.I. †

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Breda
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 253
Diocese of Breda
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 511

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