Aachen (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Helmut Karl Dieser, Bishop Karl Borsch, Auxiliary Bishop Heinrich Mussinghoff, Bishop Emeritus Johannes B�ndgens, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Ernst Franz Gerd Werner Dicke, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 13 August 1930 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of K�ln {Cologne} Rite: Latin (or Roman)Country: GermanySquare Kilometers: 4,020 (1,552 Square Miles)Description: From the North Eifel (Mechernich, Schleiden) to the Lower Rhine (Krefeld)Official Web Site: https://www.bistum-aachen.de Mailing Address: Klosterplatz 7, D-52062 Aachen, Bundesrepublik DeutschlandTelephone: (0241)45.20Fax: 45.24.96

Past and Present Ordinaries

Statistics

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source
1949 1,185,521 1,334,664 88.8% 947 228 1,175 1,008 263 3,125 519 ap1951
1959 1,337,115 1,658,898 80.6% 970 393 1,363 981 622 4,193 532 ap1960
1970 1,486,613 1,902,480 78.1% 1,026 398 1,424 1,043 580 3,658 488 ap1971
1980 1,445,000 1,850,000 78.1% 813 309 1,122 1,287 11 433 2,622 538 ap1981
1990 1,299,000 1,858,000 69.9% 697 230 927 1,401 48 345 1,891 538 ap1991
1999 1,242,500 2,008,000 61.9% 608 177 785 1,582 56 239 1,331 539 ap2000
2000 1,232,300 2,012,000 61.2% 590 176 766 1,608 62 238 1,305 539 ap2001
2001 1,222,148 2,016,000 60.6% 579 175 754 1,620 57 226 1,200 541 ap2002
2002 1,214,451 2,025,000 60.0% 578 150 728 1,668 58 197 1,148 540 ap2003
2003 1,207,487 2,035,000 59.3% 555 136 691 1,747 56 187 1,102 538 ap2004
2004 1,200,375 2,041,454 58.8% 535 135 670 1,791 62 182 1,082 538 ap2005
2005 1,192,828 2,053,633 58.1% 517 131 648 1,840 62 177 1,038 534 ap2006
2006 1,178,884 2,054,108 57.4% 509 126 635 1,856 65 174 1,006 531 ap2007
2011 1,122,038 2,033,762 55.2% 443 105 548 2,047 80 147 782 374 ap2012
2012 1,110,948 2,028,699 54.8% 436 106 542 2,049 82 141 766 371 ap2013
2015 1,091,000 2,032,000 53.7% 402 84 486 2,244 80 114 685 330 ap2016
2018 1,087,450 2,010,000 54.1% 360 71 431 2,523 81 92 600 326 ap2019
2020 1,021,500 2,009,557 50.8% 335 61 396 2,579 80 79 584 326 ap2021
2022 1,021,980 2,014,638 50.7% 310 53 363 2,815 77 65 470 326 ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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