A Prayer Initiative
Adopt a Bishop.
Carry Them in Prayer.
Every bishop carries a heavy pastoral burden. By adopting a Dutch Catholic bishop you commit to praying for him daily — a quiet yet powerful act of support for the whole Church.
Meet the BishopsWhy adopt a bishop in prayer?
The Dutch Catholic Church is served by eleven bishops — men who bear responsibility for hundreds of parishes, schools, and charities across the Netherlands. Their days are filled with difficult decisions, public scrutiny, and the quiet weight of pastoral care. They need your prayers.
This initiative invites every Catholic — and any person of goodwill — to adopt one bishop as a personal prayer intention. Nothing is required except a sincere commitment to remember your bishop before God each day.
Browse the eleven bishops, read a short introduction to each one, and when you feel a particular connection, click “Subscribe” to make a personal pledge of prayer. It costs nothing. It changes everything.
“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”— Hebrews 13:17