Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen

The Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen was a short-lived pre-diocesan Latin Catholic jurisdiction in a small southern part of the Netherlands.

History

Established on 1803.03.22 as Apostolic Vicariate (hence not entitled to a (titular) bishop) of Ravenstein–Megen, on territory split off from the Diocese of Liège, secularly belonging to two feudal components -after which it was named- of the Meierij van 's-Hertogenbosch of the Duchy of Brabant : the Countship of Megen and the Land of Ravenstein.

It was suppressed on 1853.03.04, its territory merged into the Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch.

Ordinaries

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Ravenstein–Megen

François-Antoine-Marie de Méan (1802.04.18 – death 1831.01.15); previously Titular Bishop of Hippus (1785.12.19 – 1792.09.24) while Auxiliary Bishop of Liège (Luik/Lüttich, Belgium) (1785.12.19 – 1792.09.24), succeeding as Bishop of Liège ([1792.08.16] 1792.09.24 – 1802.04.18); retained this office when promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Mechlin (now Mechelen-Brussel, Belgium) (1817.07.28 – death 1831.01.15)
Father Arnoldus Borret (1831 – death 1839)
Father Henricus van der Velden (1839 – death 1841), concurrently Apostolic Vicar of Grave–Nijmegen (Netherlands) (1840 – 1841)
Apostolic Administrator 1842.01.24 – 1851 : Johannes Zwijsen, Titular Bishop of Gerrha (1842.01.24 – 1853.03.04), Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Batavia (Holland) (Netherlands) (1847 – 1848), Apostolic Vicar of Grave–Nijmegen (Netherlands) (1842.01.24 – 1851) and Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) (1842.01.24 – 1851.10.13); Founder of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (of Tilburg) (1844.08.25); later succeeded as Apostolic Vicar of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch, Netherlands) (1851.10.13 – 1853.03.04), promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1853.03.04 – 1868.03.13) and Archbishop-Bishop (first proper episcopal Ordinary) of the thus-elevated bishopric ’s-Hertogenbosch (1853.03.04 – death 1877.10.16)

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Latin Province of Utrecht	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Utrecht Diocese of Breda Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam Diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch Diocese of Roermond Diocese of Rotterdam
Latin Province of Port of Spain	Diocese of Willemstad (Lesser Antilles)
Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of the Netherlands Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Saint Vladimir the Great of Paris for Eastern Catholics in France, Benelux etc.
Defunct Latin Jurisdictions	titular see of Maastricht Apostolic Vicariate of Batavia (Holland) Diocese of Deventer Apostolic Vicariate of Grave-Nijmegen Diocese of Haarlem Diocese of Leeuwarden Apostolic Vicariate of Limburg Diocese of Middelburg Apostolic Vicariate of Ravenstein-Megen
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