Bishops' Conference of the Netherlands

The Dutch Bishops' Conference (Dutch: Nederlandse Bisschoppenconferentie ) is the permanent assembly of all active bishops in the Netherlands. The Episcopal Conference is led by a joint secretariat with the Roman Catholic Church Province and support, it has its headquarters in Utrecht. She is a member of the Council of European Bishops 'Conferences ( CCEE) and the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community ( COMECE).

Members

  • Liesen John, Bishop of Breda
  • Dr. John H. J. van den Hende, Bishop of Rotterdam
  • Willem Jacobus Eijk Cardinal, Archbishop of Utrecht
  • Jozef Marianus Punt, Bishop of Haarlem -Amsterdam and Military Bishop
  • Antonius Lambertus Maria Hurkmans, Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch
  • Frans Jozef Marie Wiertz, Bishop of Roermond, Deputy Chairman
  • Adrianus Herman van Luyn SDB, President
  • Gerard Johannes Nicolaus de Korte, Bishop of Groningen- Leeuwarden
  • Everardus Johannes de Jong, Auxiliary Bishop of Roermond

Episcopal commissions

The commissions are headed by a bishop, assisted by a secretary. Currently, eight commissions are used, among other things, liturgy, catechesis and youth education, communication and mass media, ecumenism and the Eastern Churches, mission and development assistance as well as for inter-religious dialogue.

Episcopal committees

Under the leadership of a bishop are currently working on five committees, including editing the themes Relations with the Jews, media ethics and coordinate the cooperation with the European Bishops' Conferences (CCEE and COMECE).

Roman Catholic Diocese of Breda Hans van den Hende Roman Catholic Diocese of Rotterdam Roman Catholic Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond Ad van Luyn Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community Episcopal Conference of Albania Episcopal Conference of Belgium Episcopal Conference of Bulgaria Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales Holy Synod of Catholic Bishops of Greece Italian Episcopal Conference Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference Croatian Bishops' Conference Latvian Bishops' Conference Lithuanian Bishops' Conference Scandinavian Bishops Conference Polish Episcopal Conference Portuguese Episcopal Conference Bishops' Conference of Scotland Swiss Bishops Conference International Bishops' Conference of Saints Cyril and Methodius Conference of Slovak Bishops Slovenian Bishops' Conference Spanish Episcopal Conference Czech Bishops' Conference Catholic Bishops' Conference of Hungary Ukrainian Episcopal Conference
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