View source for Roman Catholic Diocese of Deventer

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{{Short description|Former Latin Catholic diocese in the Netherlands}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Diocese <!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
| name              = Deventer  <!-- Place name(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| latin             = <!-- Latin name of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| local             = Bisdom Deventer <!-- Name in the native language --> 
| image             = Lebuinuskerk2011a.JPG
| image_size        = 
| image_alt         = 
| caption           = Saint [[Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer| Lebuinus Church]], the cathedral of the Diocese of Deventer, later taken by the Calvinists and now a Protestant Church named the Great Church
<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| territory         = [[Overijssel]], part of [[Guelders]], and the counties of [[Zutphen]], [[County of Bentheim|Bentheim]], and [[Lingen]].
| province          = <!-- Ecclesiastical province -->
| metropolitan      = 
| archdeaconries    = 
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| coordinates       = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
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| area_sqmi         = <!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
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| catholics         = <!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese -->
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| parishes          = <!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
| churches          = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination      = [[Catholic Church]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Latin Church]]
| rite              = [[Roman Rite]]
| established       = 1559. Suppressed in 1591
| cathedral         = <!-- Cathedral that serves as the seat of the diocese -->
| cocathedral       = 
| patron            = <!-- Patron saint(s) of the diocese (or archdiocese) -->
| patron_title      = <!-- Use to override the default label "Patron saint" -->
| priests           = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
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| pope              = <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| patriarch         = 
| major_archbishop  = 
| bishop            = <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese -->
| bishop_title      = <!-- Type of ordinary: i.e. Bishop or Archbishop. Default is Bishop -->
| metro_archbishop  = <!-- Name of the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province -->
| coadjutor         = 
| suffragans        = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration); use | suffragan = for one -->
| auxiliary_bishops = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
| apostolic_admin   = 
| vicar_general     = 
| episcopal_vicar   =
| archdeacons       = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of first collation); use | archdeacon = for one-->
| emeritus_bishops  = <!-- List most senior first (usually reckoned by date of consecration) -->
<!---- Map ---->
| map               = LocatieDeventer.png
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| map_alt           = 
| map_caption       = Location of Deventer
<!---- Website ---->
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| footnotes         = 
}}
The '''Diocese of Deventer''' is a suppressed former [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in what is now the [[Netherlands]]. It was erected in 1559 as a suffragan see to the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht|Diocese of Utrecht]], which was raised to an Archdiocese at the same time, at the request of King [[Philip II of Spain]]. The Diocese of [[Deventer]] covered [[Overijssel]], a part of [[Guelders]] and the counties of [[County of Zutphen|Zutphen]], [[County of Bentheim|Bentheim]] and [[County of Lingen|Lingen]].

According to the 19th-century historian A.J. van der Aa,<ref name="aa">{{vanderAa-AW|D|269||PA268&id{{=}}RX0IAAAAIAAJ}}</ref> the first bishop appointed by Philip II was [[Johannes Mahusius]], but he never occupied the post because of obstruction by the Estates, and he resigned in 1570 because of illness. He was succeeded by [[Egidius de Monte]], who was established in Deventer by the [[Duke of Alva]]. After he died in 1589, [[Gijsbert Koeverinks]] was named as the third bishop of Deventer, but before he could be consecrated in 1591, [[Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange]], conquered the city and the diocese ceased to exist.

Saint [[Lebuïnuskerk, Deventer| Lebuinus Church]] was the cathedral of the Diocese of Deventer. It was later taken in the revolt by the [[Calvinists]]. Today it is a Protestant church and is commonly known as the "Grote Kerk" (Great Church). It is located in the old town center in the market square along the IJssel River.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/deve0.htm GCatholic.org] [[Wikipedia:SPS|{{sup|[''self-published'']}}]]

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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in the Netherlands|Deventer]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany|Deventer]]
[[Category:History of Deventer]]
[[Category:History of Overijssel]]
[[Category:History of Gelderland]]
[[Category:History of Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:Christianity in Lower Saxony]]
[[Category:County of Zutphen]]


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