Bishop(s)
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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23 February 1957 | Erected | Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}
Diocese of Münster Archdiocese of Paderborn | Diocese of Essen (erected) (Bochum, Bottrop, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Gladbeck, Lüdenscheid, and Mülhein (in Ruhr), Oberhausen, Wattenscheid; rural districts of Altena and Ennepe-Ruhrkreis (except Her decke and Wetter)) |
7 December 2006 | Territory Added | Archdiocese of Paderborn (St. Teresa of Jesus Infante (in Evingsen)) | Diocese of Essen |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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1970 | 1,335,303 | 3,030,071 | 44.1% | 818 | 173 | 991 | 1,347 | 204 | 2,203 | 232 | ap1971 | |
1980 | 1,244,808 | 2,813,156 | 44.2% | 781 | 207 | 988 | 1,259 | 29 | 247 | 1,489 | 348 | ap1981 |
1990 | 1,154,526 | 2,750,500 | 42.0% | 656 | 168 | 824 | 1,401 | 64 | 197 | 964 | 347 | ap1991 |
1999 | 1,038,809 | 2,700,666 | 38.5% | 548 | 140 | 688 | 1,509 | 75 | 164 | 623 | 344 | ap2000 |
2000 | 1,023,088 | 2,686,831 | 38.1% | 533 | 133 | 666 | 1,536 | 74 | 155 | 578 | 341 | ap2001 |
2001 | 1,006,394 | 2,672,963 | 37.7% | 523 | 131 | 654 | 1,538 | 74 | 148 | 489 | 333 | ap2002 |
2002 | 988,433 | 2,659,652 | 37.2% | 515 | 132 | 647 | 1,527 | 74 | 149 | 548 | 321 | ap2003 |
2003 | 970,438 | 2,646,480 | 36.7% | 506 | 131 | 637 | 1,523 | 75 | 150 | 529 | 307 | ap2004 |
2004 | 955,651 | 2,633,706 | 36.3% | 497 | 139 | 636 | 1,502 | 80 | 156 | 546 | 293 | ap2005 |
2006 | 930,653 | 2,615,873 | 35.6% | 473 | 124 | 597 | 1,558 | 79 | 139 | 453 | 281 | ap2007 |
2013 | 844,188 | 2,525,313 | 33.4% | 404 | 102 | 506 | 1,668 | 77 | 118 | 387 | 143 | ap2014 |
2016 | 817,600 | 2,485,839 | 32.9% | 362 | 83 | 445 | 1,837 | 80 | 107 | 303 | 42 | ap2017 |
2019 | 775,280 | 2,535,215 | 30.6% | 328 | 82 | 410 | 1,890 | 79 | 94 | 301 | 42 | ap2020 |
2021 | 778,470 | 2,545,540 | 30.6% | 300 | 81 | 381 | 2,043 | 67 | 92 | 238 | 42 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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