| Diocese of Essen Dioecesis Essendiensis |
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Essen Cathedral |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cologne |
| Metropolitan | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics |
930,653 (35.6%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 1 January 1958 |
| Cathedral | Essen Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Joachim Meisner Archbishop of Cologne |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Ludger Schepers, Franz Vorrath |
| Emeritus Bishops | Felix Genn |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bistum-essen.de | |
The Diocese of Essen is a bishopric of the Roman 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.[1]
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