Stiepel Priory

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Stiepel Priory is a Cistercian monastery in Stiepel in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

It was founded in 1988 at the instigation of Franz Hengsbach, first Bishop of the Diocese of the Ruhr. It is a dependent house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria.

The priory church is also a place of pilgrimage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is taken care of by the monks and the local parish.

[edit] Priors and Subpriors

From	To	Prior	Subprior
1 September 1988	30 September 2001	Father Beda Zilch	Father Christian Feurstein
1 October 2001	30 September 2004	Father Christian Feurstein	Father Jakobus Kempkes
1 October 2004		Father Maximilian Heim	Father Jakobus Kempkes