Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Willemstad (erected 1752, as the Prefecture Apostolic of Curaçao) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain. It was elevated to an apostolic vicariate on 20 September 1842 and to the Diocese of Willemstad on 28 April 1958.
[edit] Ordinaries
- Petrus Hendricus Josephus van Ewyk, O.P. (1869 - 1886)
- Ceslaus H. J. Heynen (1886 - 1887)
- Alphonsus M. H. Joosten (1888 - 1896)
- Ambrosius Jacobus J. van Baars, O.P. (1897 - 1910)
- Michael Antonio Maria Vuylsteke, O.P. (1910 - 1930)
- Pietro Giovanni Umberto Verriet, O.P. (1931 - 1948)
- Antonio Ludovico Van der Veen Zeppenfeldt, O.P. (1948 - 1956)
- Joannes Maria Michael Holterman, O.P. (1956 - 1973)
- Wilhelm Michel Ellis (1973 - 2001)
- Luigi Antonio Secco, S.D.B. (2001 - )
[edit] External links and References
- Diocese of Willemstad. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-27.
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