Archdiocese of Berlin

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Bishop(s) Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky, Cardinal, Archbishop Wolfgang Weider, Auxiliary Bishop Suffragan Dioceses Dresden-Meissen Görlitz

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Elevated: 27 June 1994 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Germany Square Kilometers: 31,200 (12,051 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.erzbistumberlin.de/ Mailing Address: Niederwallstr. 8-9, D-10117 Berlin, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Telephone: (030)32.68.40 Fax: 32.68.42.76

Historical Details

• Diocese of Berlin
  • Latin Name: Berolinensis
  • Erected: 13 August 1930
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}
  • Country: Germany

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Christian Schreiber † (13 Aug 1930 Appointed - 1 Sep 1933 Died)
• Nikolaus Bares † (27 Oct 1933 Appointed - 1 Mar 1935 Died)
• Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (5 Jul 1935 Appointed - 21 Dec 1950 Died)
• Wilhelm Weskamm † (4 Jun 1951 Appointed - 21 Aug 1956 Died)
• Julius August Döpfner † (15 Jan 1957 Appointed - 3 Jul 1961 Appointed, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich})
• Alfred Bengsch † (16 Aug 1961 Appointed - 13 Dec 1979 Died)
• Joachim Meisner (22 Apr 1980 Appointed - 20 Dec 1988 Appointed, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne})
• Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (28 May 1989 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Berlin
13 August 1930	Erected	Diocese of Wrocław	Diocese of Berlin (erected)
Archdiocese of Berlin
27 June 1994	Elevated	Diocese of Berlin	Archdiocese of Berlin

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Berlin
1950	657,358	6,897,872	9.5%	350	128	478	1,375		243	2,225	255	ap1951
1958	1,286,000	7,325,000	17.6%	560	250	810	1,587		230	2,350	428	ap1960
1970	474,012	6,184,245	7.7%	342	145	487	973		208	1,980	237	ap1971
1980	434,275	6,000,000	7.2%	353	141	494	879	8	183	1,488	239	ap1981
1990	436,183	4,720,000	9.2%	315	112	427	1,021	15	144	970	229	ap1991
Archdiocese of Berlin
1999	417,665	5,600,000	7.5%	287	133	420	994		176	854	135	ap2000
2000	390,577	5,700,000	6.9%	263	129	392	996	25	175	673	135	ap2001
2001	385,770	5,700,000	6.8%	276	147	423	911	25	195	650	138	ap2002
2002	380,275	5,695,000	6.7%	275	142	417	911	25	179	614	138	ap2003
2003	377,526	5,690,000	6.6%	290	141	431	875	26	168	599	136	ap2004
2004	377,526	5,690,000	6.6%	291	137	428	882	27	165	691	122	ap2005
2006	386,279	5,700,000	6.8%	282	114	396	975	30	147	626	94	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Nikolaus Bares † (Bishop: 27 Oct 1933 to 1 Mar 1935)
• Alfred Bengsch † (Priest: 2 Apr 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 May 1959; Bishop: 16 Aug 1961; Archbishop (Personal Title): 14 Jan 1962 to 13 Dec 1979)
• Julius August Döpfner † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1957 to 3 Jul 1961)
• Johannes Kleineidam † (Priest: 17 Dec 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Sep 1970 to 2 Jun 1981)
• Joachim Meisner (Bishop: 22 Apr 1980 to 20 Dec 1988)
• Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1935 to 21 Dec 1950)
• Reinaldo Ernst E. (Heribert) Pünder (Priest: 10 Oct 1964 to 5 May 1978)
• Christian Schreiber † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1930 to 1 Sep 1933)
• Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (Bishop: 28 May 1989; Archbishop: 27 Jun 1994)
• Heinrich Theissing † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Mar 1963 to 12 Feb 1970)
• Paul Tkotsch † (Priest: 13 Aug 1930; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 May 1948 to 14 May 1963)
• Wolfgang Weider (Priest: 21 Dec 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1982 - )
• Wilhelm Weskamm † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1951 to 21 Aug 1956)