Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden

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The Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden is a Roman Catholic diocese in the north of the Netherlands. It encompasses the provinces of Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, as well as the Noordoostpolder, a part of the province of Flevoland.

The diocese was erected on 16 July 1955 as the Diocese of Groningen. Its current name was created on 4 February 2006.

There are some 110,000 Catholics living in the diocese, making it the smallest Dutch diocese in population, even while it is the largest in area, covering an area of some 9,205 square kilometers (3,555 square miles).

The current bishop is Mgr. Willem Jacobus Eijk, ordained on 6 November 1999. The episcopal seat is the cathedral of Saint Joseph located in the city of Groningen.

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