Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen

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Country Germany Denomination Catholic Area 1,877 km² Phone +49 201 22040		Ecclesiastical province Cologne Rite Roman Rite Bishop Franz-Josef Overbeck

Metropolitan Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)2,615,873930,653 (35.6%) Address Zwölfling 16, 45127 Essen, Germany Hours Open today · 8:30AM–4:30PMWednesday8:30AM–4:30PMThursday8:30AM–4:30PMFriday8:30AM–3PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8:30AM–4:30PMTuesday8:30AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit Similar Kath Pfarramt der Alt‑Ka, St Laurentius Pfarrbüro, Pfarrei St Nikolaus, Kath Kircheng St Mariä, KiTa Zweckver Profiles Facebook Twitter Instagram

The Diocese of Essen is a bishopric 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.

The diocese contains about one million Catholics in the heavily urbanized and industrial Ruhr Area.

Bishops

Franz Cardinal Hengsbach (1957–1991)

Hubert Luthe (1991–2002)

Felix Genn (2003–2008)

Franz-Josef Overbeck (since December 20, 2009); he was appointed Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Germany, while remaining Bishop of Essen, by Pope Benedict XVI on February 24, 2011

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen Wikipedia

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