Nicolaas van Nieuwland

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Nicolaas van Nieuwland (1510, Maartensdijk - July 15, 1580, Utrecht) was bishop of Haarlem from 1562 to 1569.

Van Nieuwland become bishop when he was still young. He became titular bishop of Hebron in 1541. He was also assistant bishop of Utrecht.

In 1559 a new diocese was introduced, the diocese Haarlem, and Nicolaas van Nieuwland became bishop of this new diocese on November 6, 1561. He entered the city on February 1, 1562.