Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.

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.

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area (km2)
1.877e+09
country
Germany
Established
1 January 1958
patron
Our Lady of Good Counsel
province
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne

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