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Diocese of Trier

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Bishop(s)

  • Stephan Ackermann, Bishop
  • Robert Brahm, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Jörg Michael Peters, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Franz Josef Gebert, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 29 November 1801
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany
  • Square Kilometers: 12,870 (4,971 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-trier.de/
  • Mailing Address: Bischofliches Generalvikariat, Mustorstrasse 2, D-54290 Trier, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
  • Telephone: (0651)71.050

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Trier
1st CenturyErectedDiocese of Trier (erected)
Archdiocese of Trier
8th CenturyElevatedDiocese of Trier Archdiocese of Trier
Diocese of Trier
29 November 1801ElevatedArchdiocese of Trier Diocese of Trier (Archdiocese to Diocese)
16 August 1821Territory LostDiocese of Trier Diocese of Limburg (erected)
17 March 1933Territory LostDiocese of Trier (District of Wetzlar (parish of Wetzlar and vicar parish of Braunfels)) Diocese of Limburg

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Trier
19501,527,0002,005,00076.2%1,2583651,6239401,2306,010909ap1951
19691,850,9772,601,64871.1%1,3825581,9409541,0945,420873ap1971
19801,930,2932,313,49083.4%1,0816191,7001,135391,0353,476978ap1981
19901,802,4562,485,50072.5%9714141,3851,301637703,300978ap1991
19991,659,9052,368,00070.1%8623931,2551,322226492,558969ap2000
20001,646,5992,368,00069.5%8523821,2341,3341066201,851969ap2001
20011,633,3832,368,00069.0%8423621,2041,3561176392,392965ap2002
20021,620,6622,300,00070.5%8303541,1841,3681216262,292965ap2003
20031,609,2512,300,00070.0%7523511,1031,4581406242,262965ap2004
20041,592,0422,500,00063.7%7303381,0681,4901435962,178959ap2005
20101,504,5002,468,00061.0%7303231,0531,4281675591,785926ap2011
20141,437,7002,435,30059.0%6582589161,5691714822,993903ap2015
20161,415,0002,423,00058.4%6262198451,6741716001,139901ap2017
20171,382,0002,457,00056.2%5982007981,7316261,614887ap2018
20201,341,8802,261,10059.3%5472578041,6695281,464887ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Archdiocese of Trier
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 495
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 255
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 317
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 4, Page 343
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 5, Page 387
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 6, Page 414
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 376
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 317, to Page 319
  • Diocese of Trier
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 564
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 375

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