Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen
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The Diocese of Essen (Latin: Dioecesis Essendiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany, founded on 1 January 1958. The Bishop of Essen is seated in Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom or Essener Münster), once the church of Essen Abbey, and over one thousand years old.
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Diocese of Essen Dioecesis Essendiensis Bistum Essen | |
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Location | |
Country | Germany |
Ecclesiastical province | Cologne |
Metropolitan | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Statistics | |
Area | 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,525,313 844,188 (33.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 1 January 1958 |
Cathedral | Essen Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Rainer Maria Woelki |
Auxiliary Bishops | Ludger Schepers, Wilhelm Zimmermann |
Map | |
Website | |
bistum-essen.de |
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The diocese contains about one million Catholics in the heavily urbanized and industrial Ruhr Area.[1]