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Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)

9 dated entries naming Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580), drawn from 9 separate years between 695 CE and 1026 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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7th century

  • 695November 21 – Willibrord, Northumbrian missionary, becomes the first bishop of Utrecht (Netherlands). He returns to Frisia to preach, and builds numerous churches (approximate date).source
  • 700Willibrord, Anglo-Saxon missionary, founds a mission post at Emmerich am Rhein (Germany), in the Utrecht Diocese.source

8th century

  • 716Boniface, Anglo-Saxon missionary, leaves England and travels to Frisia (the western parts of the modern-day Netherlands) to assist Willibrord, bishop of Utrecht, in his work to convert the pagan Frisians.source
  • 739Willibrord, the first bishop of Utrecht in the Netherlands, and Northumbrian missionary, dies at Echternach (modern Luxembourg).source
  • 753Eoban is appointed bishop of Utrecht (modern Netherlands), by the missionary bishop Boniface.source
  • 754June 5 – Eoban, bishop of Utrechtsource

10th century

11th century

  • 1023The Dom Church at Utrecht (modern Netherlands) is severely damaged by fire. Bishop Adalbold II begins construction of a new Romanesque style church.source
  • 1026November 27 – Adalbold II, bishop of Utrechtsource

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