Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen
| Diocese of Essen Dioecesis Essendiensis Bistum Essen | |
|---|---|
 Essen Cathedral | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cologne |
| Metropolitan | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,877 km2 (725 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 2,615,873 930,653 (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 | Francis |
| Bishop |
Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Rainer Maria Woelki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Ludger Schepers, Franz Vorrath |
| Emeritus Bishops | Felix Genn |
| Map | |
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| 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]
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 His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, February 24, 2011
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