Ad Simonis (1931-)
Cardinal, former archbishop of Utrecht
- In 1983, he allowed a paedophile to stay on as parish priest and kept the case quiet.
- In 2007, he installed a brother as acolyte who had been dismissed for abuse.
- Gave evidence in January 2011 in the case of the transfer of a paedophile priest.

Bernardus Alfrink (1900-1987)
Cardinal, former archbishop of Utrecht
- In 1973, he moved a paedophile priest to a different parish.

Ad van Luyn (1935-)
Bishop of Rotterdam, chair of the Bishops’ Conference
- In 2008, he ignored repeated requests from a victim to make public sex abuse by members of the Salesian teaching order.

Philippe Bär (1928-)
Former bishop of Rotterdam
- Reportedly had sexual relations with his students at a seminary. Resigned in 1993.

Frans Wiertz (1942-)
Bishop of Roermond
- In 1998, he appointed a convicted abuser as parish priest in a different area.
- In the 1990s, he appointed someone who had been accused of abuse as parish priest and then transferred him a further two times following continuing incidents.

Jo Gijsen (1932-)
Former bishop of Roermond
- In 1991, he appointed a convicted paedophile as a parish priest.
- In 1987, he moved a priest who had been accused of abuse to another parish.
- He is the subject of a complaint concerning alleged abuse of trainee priests made to the Catholic Church’s own sex abuse support organisation (Hulp en Recht).

Huub Ernst (1917-)
Former bishop of Breda
- In 1984, he appointed a paedophile as parish priest after which the man abused again. He will have to give evidence in this case in January.

Antoon Hurkmans (1944-)
Bishop of Den Bosch
- In 2004, he appointed as parish priest the director of a seminary who had been accused of abuse.

Jan ter Schure (1922-2003)
Former bishop of Den Bosch
- As a young priest, he abused a student at a boarding school in Ugchelen between 1948 and 1953.