The Old Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht is an archdiocese within the

Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands ( nl, Oud-Katholieke Kerk van Nederland), sometimes known as the Dutch Roman Catholic Church of the Old Episcopal Order, the Church of Utrecht (Ultrajectine Church), or Jansenist Church of Holland, is an ...

which split from the Archdiocese of Utrecht officially in 1723 because of the illicit consecration of Cornelius van Steenoven to the

episcopate A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

. The first Old Catholic archbishop of Utrecht was elected in 1723. The Old Catholic archbishop of Utrecht is automatically the president of the International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Union of Utrecht. Since 2020, its archbishop is Bernd Wallet.

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* Cornelius van Steenoven (1723–1725) *

Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (died 13 May 1733 at Rhynwyck, Netherlands) served as the Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht from 1725 to 1733. Early life and schooling Barchman Wuytiers was born into a noble family. He was educated at the ...

(1725–1733) *

Theodorus van der Croon Theodorus van der Croon (1668-1739) served as the ninth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1734 to 1739. Early Ministry & Association with the Chapter of Utrecht Van der Croon was a parish priest in Gouda, Netherlands and was associated with the Chap ...

(1734–1739) *

Petrus Johannes Meindaerts Petrus Johannes Meindaerts (Groningen, 7 November 1684 — 31 October 1767) served as the tenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1739 to 1767. After the death of his consecrator, Bishop Dominique Marie Varlet, Meindaerts consecrated other bishops, such ...

(1739–1767) *

Walter van Nieuwenhuisen Walter Michael van Nieuwenhuisen served as the eleventh Archbishop of Utrecht from 1768 to 1797. Early ministry Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, van Nieuwenhuisen served as a parish priest in Dordrecht. Archbishop of Utrecht Following ...

(1768–1797) *

Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn served as the twelfth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1797 to 1808. Early Ministry Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, van Rhijn served as a parish priest in Utrecht. Archbishop of Utrecht Following the death of W ...

(1797–1808) * Willibrord van Os (1814–1825) *

Johannes van Santen Johannes van Santen served as the fourteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1825 to 1858. He was part of the last attempt of the Church of Utrecht to reconcile with the Roman Catholic Church at that time. Early Ministry Before serving as Archbish ...

(1825–1858) *

Henricus Loos Henricus Loos served as the fifteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1858 to 1873. Together with Bishop Hermann Heykamp of Deventer, Loos is known as one of only two bishops whose orders were recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, but who were not ...

(1858–1873) * Johannes Heijkamp (1875–1892) *

Gerardus Gul Gerardus Gul (27 October 1847 – 9 February 1920) served as the seventeenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1892 to 1920. He is known for his role in assisting the persons who would later found the Polish National Catholic Church in the United States ...

(1892–1920) * Franciscus Kenninck (1920–1937) *

Andreas Rinkel Andreas Rinkel (10 January 1889 – 25 March 1979) was a Dutch priest who served as the nineteenth Archbishop of Utrecht from 1937 to 1970. Early ministry Before serving as Archbishop of Utrecht, Rinkel served as a parish priest in Amersfoort, ...

(1937–1970) * Marinus Kok (1970–1982) *

Antonius Jan Glazemaker Antonius Jan Glazemaker (19 April 1931 – 20 January 2018) served as the twenty-first Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht, from 1982 to 2000. Born on April 19, 1931 to Old Catholic parents, Glazemaker was raised in the Netherlands during a p ...

(1982–2000) * Joris Vercammen (2000–2020) * Bernd Wallet (2020-present)

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