Diocese of Essen

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:area 1,877 km²
gptkbp:auxiliaryBishop gptkb:Wilhelm_Zimmermann
gptkb:Ludger_Schepers
Franz Grave (emeritus)
Franz Vorrath (emeritus)
Wilhelm Geerlings (emeritus)
gptkbp:bishopTitle gptkb:Bishop_of_Essen
gptkbp:cathedral gptkb:Essen_Minster
gptkbp:catholicPopulation approx. 750,000
gptkbp:coatOfArms Wappen Bistum Essen.png
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:currentBishop gptkb:Franz-Josef_Overbeck
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church
gptkbp:episcopalSee gptkb:Essen
gptkbp:established 1957
gptkbp:firstBishop gptkb:Franz_Hengsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Diocese of Essen
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Germany
gptkb:North_Rhine-Westphalia
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Essen
gptkbp:metropolitanSeeFor gptkb:Archdiocese_of_Cologne
gptkbp:numberOfParishes approx. 40
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:Saint_Ludger
gptkbp:population 2,500,000 (approx.)
gptkbp:province gptkb:Cologne
gptkbp:region gptkb:Ruhr_area
gptkbp:rite gptkb:Roman_Rite
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Dioecesis_Essendiensis
gptkbp:territoryIncludes gptkb:Gevelsberg
gptkb:Bottrop
gptkb:Essen
gptkb:Gelsenkirchen
gptkb:Herne
gptkb:Oberhausen
gptkb:Velbert
gptkb:Witten
gptkb:Heiligenhaus
gptkb:Gladbeck
gptkb:Mülheim_an_der_Ruhr
gptkb:Ennepetal
gptkb:Hattingen
gptkb:Schwelm
gptkb:Sprockhövel
Duisburg
Hagen (partially)
Wuppertal (partially)
gptkbp:type suffragan diocese
gptkbp:website https://www.bistum-essen.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Cologne
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5