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Petrus Codde

archbishop of Utrecht
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Petrus Codde was the archbishop of Utrecht in the early 18th century. A schism occurred in the Roman Catholic Church in Holland in 1702 when Codde was accused of heresy due to suspected sympathy with Jansenism. Many Dutch clergy and laity remained loyal to Codde, separating from the Roman Catholic Church. In 1723, this group elected Cornelius Steenhoven as their bishop, who was consecrated, allowing the church to claim apostolic succession. This church became part of the Old Catholic movement after 1870, when many Roman Catholics disagreed with the doctrine of papal infallibility. The Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands now has an archbishop in Utrecht and two bishops.1

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  1. Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands
  2. Utrecht
  3. history of the Netherlands - Religion

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