The
Bishopric of Utrecht was one of the ecclesiastical principalities of the
Holy Roman Empire, and included not only the present day
Dutch province of
Utrecht, but also the provinces of
Groningen,
Drenthe, and
Overijssel. In 1527, the Bishop sold his territories to
Emperor Charles V, and the territory became part of the Habsburg Netherlands. In 1701 Archbishop Petrus Codde was
excommunicated by the Pope, having been accused of being a
Jansenist. He continued as Archbishop, and due to an irregularity in the Diocese's constitution which allowed it elect its own bishops, his successors remained out of Communion with the Papacy. This was the beginning of what would become the
Old Catholic Church. In 1853 the Vatican re-established its own hierarchy in the Netherlands, unofficially called the "New Catholic Church".
Prince-Bishops
- Willibrord (Clemens) (695-739)
- Wera (739?-752/3)
- Eoba (753-754)
- Alberik I (after 777-784)
- Theodardus (784-790)
- Hamacarus (790-806)
- Ricfried (806-ca. 820)
- Frederik I (ca. 820-829)
- Alberik II (835/7-845)
- Eginhard (ca. 845)
- Liudger (ca. 848-854)
- Hunger (854-866)
- Adalbold I (866-899)
- Radboud (899/900-917)
- Balderik (917/8-975/6)
- Folcmar (Poppo) (976-990)
- Boudewijn I (991-995)
- Ansfried (995-1010)
- Adalbold II (1010-1026)
- Bernold (1026/7-1054)
- Willem I (1054-1076)
- Koenraad (1076-1099)
- Burchard (1100-1112)
- Godebold (1114-1127)
- Andreas van Cuijk (1127/8-1139)
- Hartbert (1139-1150)
- Herman van Hoorn (1151-1156)
- Godfried van Rhenen (1156-1178)
- Boudewijn II van Holland (1178-1196)
- Arnold I van Isenburg (1196-1197)
- Dirk I van Holland (1196-1197)
- Dirk II van Are (van Ahr) (1197/8-1212)
- Otto I van Gelre (1212-1215)
- Otto II van Lippe (1216-1227)
- Wilbrand van Oldenburg (1227-1233)
- Otto III van Holland (1233-1249)
- Gozewijn van Amstel (van Randerath) (1249-1250)
- Hendrik I van Vianden (1250/2-1267)
- Jan I van Nassau (1267-1290)
- Jan II van Sierck (1290-1296)
- Willem II Berthout (1296-1301)
- Gwijde (Guy) van Avennes (1301-1317)
- Frederik II van Sierck (1317-1322)
- Jacob van Oudshoorn (1322)
- Jan III van Diest (1322-1340)
- Jan IV van Arkel (1342-1364)
- Jan V van Virneburg (1364-1371)
- Arnold II van Hoorn (1371-1379)
- Floris van Wevelinkhoven (1379-1393)
- Frederik III van Blankenheim (1393-1423)
- Rudolf van Diepholt (1423-1455)
- Zweder van Culemborg (1425-1433)
- Walraven van Meurs (1434-1448)
- Gijsbrecht van Brederode (1455-1456)
- David van Bourgondië (1456-1496)
- Frederik IV van Baden (1496-1517)
- Filips van Bourgondië (1517-1524)
- Hendrik II of Bavaria (1524-1529)
Bishops
- Willem III van Enckenvoirt (1529-1534)
- Georg van Egmond (1534-1559)
Archbishops
- Frederik V Schenck van Toutenburg (1559-1580)
- Sasbout Vosmeer (1602-1614)
- Philippus Rovenius (1620-1651)
- Jacobus de la Torre (1651-1661)
- Johannes van Neercassel (1661-1686)
- Petrus Codde (1688-1710)
Old Catholic Archbishops
- Cornelius van Steenoven (1724-1725)
- Cornelius Johannes Barchman Wuytiers (1725-1733)
- Theodorus van der Croon (1734-1739)
- Petrus Johannes Meindaerts (1739-1767)
- Walter van Nieuwenhuisen (1768-1797)
- Johannes Jacobus van Rhijn (1797-1808)
- Willibrord van Os (1814-1825)
- Johannes van Santen (1825-1858)
- Henricus Loos (1858-1873)
- Johannes Heijkamp (1875-1892)
- Gerardus Gul (1892-1920)
- Franciscus Kenninck (1920-1937)
- Andreas Rinkel (1937-1970)
- Marinus Kok (1970-1982)
- Antonius Jan Glazemaker (1982-1999)
- Joris August Odilius Ludovicus Vercammen (2000-pres.)
New Catholic Archbishops
- Johannes Zwijsen (1853-1868)
- Petrus Matthias Snickers (1883-1895)
- Henricus van de Wetering (1895-1929)
- Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen (1930-1936)
- Johannes de Jong (1936-1955)
- Bernardus Johannes Alfrink (1955-1975)
- Johannes Gerardus Maria Willebrands (1975-1983)
- Adrianus Johannes Simonis (1983-pres.)
