| Diocese of Rotterdam Dioecesis Roterodamensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,326 km2 (3,215 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2005) 3,546,650 537,000 (15.1%) |
| Parishes | 151 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Secular priests | 153 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | bp Johannes Harmannes Jozefus van den Hende |
| Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Rotterdam in the Netherlands |
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The Diocese of Rotterdam is a diocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands. It was erected on July 16, 1955 from the territory of the Diocese of Haarlem with Martien Jansen being made its first bishop. Since 2011 the bishop has been Hans van den Hende. The diocese is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Utrecht.
Former Bishops of the Diocese are
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