Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen

The Apostolic Vicariate of Grave–Nijmegen was a short-lived (1801 - 1851) pre-diocesan Latin Catholic jurisdiction in southern parts of the present Netherlands (in North Brabant viz. Gelderland).

Established on 22 March 1803 as Apostolic Vicariate (in principle entitled to a (titular) bishop) of Grave–Nijmegen, on territory split off from the Diocese of Roermond in course of suppression (completed 29 November, when the remainder of the diocesan territory was added), to which its last Bishop was appointed.

It was suppressed in 1851, its territory being merged into the Apostolic Vicariate of ’s-Hertogenbosch (now a diocese).

(all Roman rite)

Apostolic Vicars of Grave–Nijmegen

• Joannes van Velde de Melroy en Sart-Bomal (1801 – death 1824); previously last Suffragan Bishop of Diocese of Roermond (1794年02月21日 – 1801年11月29日)
• Father Gerardus Hermans, Canons Regular of the Order of the Holy Cross (O.S.C.) (1824 – death 1840)
• Fr. Henricus van der Velden (1840 – death 1841), concurrently Apostolic Vicar of Ravenstein–Megen (Netherlands) (1839 – 1841)
• Apostolic Administrator 1842年01月24日 – 1851 : Johannes Zwijsen, Titular Bishop of Gerrha (1842年01月24日 – 1853年03月04日), Ecclesiastical Superior of the Mission sui iuris of Batavia (Holland) (Netherlands) (1847 – 1848), Apostolic Vicar of Ravenstein–Megen (Netherlands) (1842年01月24日 – 1851) and Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) (1842年01月24日 – 1851年10月13日); Founder of the Brothers of Our Lady, Mother of Mercy (of Tilburg) (1844年08月25日); later succeeded as Apostolic Vicar of ’s-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) (1851年10月13日 – 1853年03月04日), promoted Metropolitan Archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands) (1853年03月04日 – 1868年03月13日) and Archbishop-Bishop (first proper episcopal Ordinary) of the thus-elevated bishopric ’s-Hertogenbosch (1853年03月04日 – death 1877年10月16日)

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