Osnabrück (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Franz-Josef Hermann Bode, Bishop
Theodor Kettmann, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 772
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hamburg
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Germany
Square Kilometers: 12,573 (4,856 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-osnabrueck.de/
Mailing Address: Hasestrasse 40/A, Postfach 1380, D-49003 Osnabruck, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Telephone: (0541)3180
Fax: 318-117

Past and Present Ordinaries

Johann von Diepholz † (3 Aug 1425 Appointed - )
Konrad von Diepholz † (15 Dec 1455 Confirmed - 21 May 1482 Died)
Konrad von Rietberg † (11 Nov 1482 Confirmed - 9 Feb 1508 Died)
Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen † (6 Sep 1508 Confirmed - 14 May 1532 Died)
Franz von Waldeck † (16 Aug 1532 Confirmed - 15 Jul 1553 Died)
Johann von Hoya zu Stolzenau † (30 Mar 1554 Confirmed - 5 Apr 1574 Died)
Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg † ( 1574 Appointed - 3 May 1585 Died)
Wilhelm von Schenking zu Bevern † (30 Jul 1585 Appointed - 8 Aug 1585 Died)
Bernhard von Waldeck † (18 Aug 1586 Confirmed - 25 May 1588 Resigned)
Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (5 Jun 1591 Appointed - 19 Mar 1623 Died)
Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen † (2 Oct 1623 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1625 Died)
Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (27 Jan 1627 Confirmed - 1 Dec 1661 Died)
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † ( 1662 Appointed - 29 Jan 1698 Died)
Karl Joseph Ignaz von Lothringen † (27 Sep 1698 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1715 Died)
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † ( 1716 Appointed - 14 Aug 1728 Died)
Clemens August Maria von Bayern † (23 Dec 1728 Confirmed - 6 Feb 1761 Died)
Friedrich von York und Albany † ( 1764 Appointed - 10 Nov 1802 Resigned)
Paul Ludolf Melchers, S.J. † (3 Aug 1857 Appointed - 8 Jan 1866 Appointed, Archbishop of Köln {Cologne})
Johannes Heinrich Beckmann † (22 Jun 1866 Confirmed - 30 Jul 1878 Died)
Johann Bernard Höting † (10 Feb 1882 Appointed - 21 Oct 1898 Died)
Heinrich Hubert Aloysius Voß (Voss) † (19 Jun 1899 Confirmed - 3 Mar 1914 Died)
Hermann Wilhelm Berning † (14 Jul 1914 Appointed - 23 Nov 1955 Died)
Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann † (21 May 1956 Appointed - 27 Mar 1957 Died)
Helmut Hermann Wittler † (22 Jul 1957 Appointed - 9 Sep 1987 Resigned)
Ludwig Averkamp (9 Sep 1987 Succeeded - 24 Oct 1994 Appointed, Archbishop of Hamburg)
Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (12 Sep 1995 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
772	Erected		Diocese of Osnabrück (erected)
16 August 1821	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of Nordic Missions	Diocese of Osnabrück
13 August 1930	Territory Added	Vicariate Apostolic of North German Missions {Germania Settentrionale} (suppressed)	Diocese of Osnabrück
23 July 1973	Territory Lost	Diocese of Osnabrück	Apostolic Administration of Schwerin (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1949 910,043 6,820,723 13.3% 689 20 709 1,283 117 2,345 410 ap1951

1969 897,262 7,424,740 12.1% 737 182 919 976 260 2,591 419 ap1971

1980 890,627 6,600,800 13.5% 582 205 787 1,131 27 267 2,011 367 ap1981

1990 879,759 5,915,049 14.9% 528 170 698 1,260 51 227 1,635 372 ap1991

1999 584,270 2,053,129 28.5% 332 77 409 1,428 45 101 1,023 255 ap2000

2000 581,599 2,098,994 27.7% 326 76 402 1,446 49 102 1,056 255 ap2001

2001 581,001 2,106,921 27.6% 333 64 397 1,463 51 91 1,051 255 ap2002

2002 582,542 2,106,921 27.6% 336 80 416 1,400 50 80 1,051 255 ap2003

2003 582,183 2,106,921 27.6% 328 71 399 1,459 55 90 951 256 ap2004

2004 580,615 2,106,921 27.6% 320 72 392 1,481 55 91 965 256 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	910,043	6,820,723	13.3%	689	20	709	1,283		117	2,345	410	ap1951
1969	897,262	7,424,740	12.1%	737	182	919	976		260	2,591	419	ap1971
1980	890,627	6,600,800	13.5%	582	205	787	1,131	27	267	2,011	367	ap1981
1990	879,759	5,915,049	14.9%	528	170	698	1,260	51	227	1,635	372	ap1991
1999	584,270	2,053,129	28.5%	332	77	409	1,428	45	101	1,023	255	ap2000
2000	581,599	2,098,994	27.7%	326	76	402	1,446	49	102	1,056	255	ap2001
2001	581,001	2,106,921	27.6%	333	64	397	1,463	51	91	1,051	255	ap2002
2002	582,542	2,106,921	27.6%	336	80	416	1,400	50	80	1,051	255	ap2003
2003	582,183	2,106,921	27.6%	328	71	399	1,459	55	90	951	256	ap2004
2004	580,615	2,106,921	27.6%	320	72	392	1,481	55	91	965	256	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Wilhelm von Alhaus, O.S.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Sep 1764 to 26 May 1794)
Clemens August Maria von Bayern † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1728 to 6 Feb 1761)
Johannes Heinrich Beckmann † (Priest: 20 Dec 1828; Bishop: 22 Jun 1866 to 30 Jul 1878)
Hermann Wilhelm Berning † (Priest: 10 Mar 1900; Bishop: 14 Jul 1914; Archbishop (Personal Title): 10 Mar 1950 to 23 Nov 1955)
Johann Bischopinck † (Priest: 31 Mar 1646; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 1657 to 19 Sep 1667)
Hubert Brandenburg † (Priest: 20 Dec 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 21 Nov 1977)
Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen † (Bishop: 6 Sep 1508 to 14 May 1532)
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Bishop: 1716 to 14 Aug 1728)
Ernst August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Bishop: 1662 to 29 Jan 1698)
Philipp Sigismund von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1591 to 19 Mar 1623)
Otto Wilhelm von Bronckhorst zu Gronsfeld, S.J. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jan 1693 to 5 Apr 1713)
Gerhard Franz (Franziskus) Demann † (Priest: 30 Oct 1927; Bishop: 21 May 1956 to 27 Mar 1957)
Johann von Diepholz † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1425)
Konrad von Diepholz † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1455 to 21 May 1482)
Rudolf von Diepholz † (Apostolic Administrator: 30 Aug 1454 to 25 Mar 1455)
Johannes Fabri, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1434 to Mar 1451)
Franz Egon von Fürstenberg † (Priest: 4 Nov 1770 to 24 Jul 1786)
Johann Hugo von Gärtz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1715 to 25 Dec 1716)
Ägidius Gelenius † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1655 to 24 Aug 1656)
Karl Klemens von Gruben † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jun 1795 to 11 Aug 1825)
Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen † (Bishop: 2 Oct 1623 to 19 Sep 1625)
Johann Friedrich Adolf von Hörde zu Schönholthausen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1723 to 3 Aug 1761)
Johann Bernard Höting † (Bishop: 10 Feb 1882 to 21 Oct 1898)
Johann von Hoya zu Stolzenau † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1554 to 5 Apr 1574)
Michael Keller † (Priest: 6 Nov 1921 to 19 Jul 1947)
Karl Joseph Ignaz von Lothringen † (Bishop: 27 Sep 1698 to 4 Dec 1715)
Karl Anton Joseph Lüpke † (Priest: 21 Sep 1799; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jul 1830 to 8 Apr 1855)
Paul Ludolf Melchers, S.J. † (Bishop: 3 Aug 1857 to 8 Jan 1866)
Johannes Meppen, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 1477 to 1495)
Heinrich von Moers † (Apostolic Administrator: Nov 1441 to 2 Jun 1450)
Kaspar Münster, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1631 to 5 Feb 1654)
Hyacinth Petit, O. Carm. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1718 to 26 Jul 1719)
Johannes Pictor Meler, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1518 to 1529)
Konrad von Rietberg † (Bishop: 11 Nov 1482 to 9 Feb 1508)
Johannes Albert von Rudloff † (Priest: 16 Mar 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Apr 1950 to 29 Jun 1978)
Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg † (Bishop: 1574 to 3 May 1585)
Wilhelm von Schenking zu Bevern † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1585 to 8 Aug 1585)
Heinrich Schodehoet, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1494 to 1515)
Bernhard Schräder † (Priest: 18 Dec 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jun 1959 to 10 Dec 1971)
Karl-August Siegel † (Priest: 19 Mar 1947; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1974 to 18 Nov 1988)
Heinrich Hubert Aloysius Voß (Voss) † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1899 to 3 Mar 1914)
Bernhard von Waldeck † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1586 to 25 May 1588)
Franz von Waldeck † (Bishop: 16 Aug 1532 to 15 Jul 1553)
Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1627; Priest: 29 Nov 1636; Bishop: 8 Dec 1636 to 1 Dec 1661)
Helmut Hermann Wittler † (Priest: 30 Oct 1938; Bishop: 22 Jul 1957 to 9 Sep 1987)
Godefridus Yerwerd, O.S.B. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Feb 1471 to 28 Mar 1476)
Friedrich von York und Albany † (Bishop: 1764 to 10 Nov 1802)

Diocese of Osnabrück

Dioecesis Osnabrugensis

Bishop(s)

General Information

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased