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Founded

• 695 by Saint Willibrord of Echternach
• 4 March 1853, restored by Pope Blessed Pius IX

Elevated

• mid-16th century to an archdiocese

Suffragans

• Diocese of Rotterdam, Netherlands

Profiled Bishops

• Archbishop Andreas Ignatius Schaepman
• Saint Alberic of Utrecht
• Saint Ansfrid of Utrecht
• Saint Benignus of Utrecht
• Saint Eobán of Utrecht
• Saint Frederick of Utrecht
• Saint Gregory of Utrecht
• Saint Hunger of Utrecht
• Saint Radbod of Utrecht
• Saint Willibrord of Echternach
• Saint Wiro of Utrecht

Notes

The diocese was effectively suppressed and its hierarchy forced into exile during the late 16th century due to the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation. The area was administered as an Apostolic Mission for nearly 300 years with the archdiocese finally restored as described above.

MLA Citation

• “Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands“. Gazetteer of the Faith. CatholicSaints.Info. 16 July 2015. Web. 5 May 2024. <>