Continent: West Europe
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Essen / Essendien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Köln
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: July 8
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Address: Zwölfling 16, 45127 Essen, Germany
Phone: (0201) 2204-1
Bishop (2009.10.28 – ...): | Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck (59) |
Auxiliary Bishop (2008.06.27 – ...): | Bishop Ludger Schepers (71) Titular Bishop of Neapolis in Proconsulari |
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.03.14 – ...): | Bishop Wilhelm Zimmermann (75) Titular Bishop of Benda |
Bishops of Essen (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||||
Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck (59) Bishop of Essen (Germany)
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Bishop Felix Genn (74)
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Bishop Hubert Luthe
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Cardinal Franz Hengsbach
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Area: 1,890 km²
Population: 764,010 Catholics (30.6% of 2,498,246 total)
Pastoral Centres: 40 parishes, 1 mission
Personnel: 372 priests (289 diocesan, 83 religious), 73 deacons, 318 religious (92 brothers, 226 sisters), 7 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.05.12
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