Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | Netherlands Antilles |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Area: | 993 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
287,845 (2001) 224,809 (78.1%) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary |
| Ordinaries | |
| Bishop: | Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad (Latin: Dioecesis Gulielmopolitanus) is a diocese of the Latin rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the Caribbean. The diocese encompasses the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Eustatius, Saba and the southern half of St. Martin. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, and a member of the Antilles Episcopal Conference.
The diocese of Willemstad was erected in 1752 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Curaçao. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 20 September 1842 and to the Diocese of Willemstad on 28 April 1958.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Petrus Hendricus Josephus van Ewyk, O.P. (1869 - 1886)
- Ceslaus H. J. Heynen (1886 - 1887)
- Alphonsus M. H. Joosten (1888 - 1896)
- Ambrosius Jacobus J. van Baars, O.P. (1897 - 1910)
- Michael Antonio Maria Vuylsteke, O.P. (1910 - 1930)
- Pietro Giovanni Umberto Verriet, O.P. (1931 - 1948)
- Antonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. (1948 - 1956)
- Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. (1956 - 1973)
- Wilhelm Michel Ellis (1973 - 2001)
- Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (2001 - )
[edit] References
- Diocese of Willemstad. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses in the Caribbean
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