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Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen

Index Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen

The Diocese of Aachen is one of 27 dioceses in Germany and one of the six dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne. [1]

42 relations: Aachen, Aachen Cathedral, Basilica of St. Vitus, Mönchengladbach, Belgium, Catholic Church, Charlemagne, Diocese, Ecclesiastical province, Eifel, Emeritus, Germany, Heinrich Mussinghoff, Johannes Bündgens, Johannes Joseph van der Velden, Joseph Vogt, Karl Borsch, Klaus Hemmerle, Krefeld, List of Catholic dioceses in Germany, Mary, mother of Jesus, Minor basilica, Napoleon, Netherlands, Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Parish, Pope, Pope Francis, Pope Pius VII, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Rainer Woelki, Rhine, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht, Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen, Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège, Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz, Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond, Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier, Roman Rite, Steinfeld Abbey, Vicar general, World Heritage site.

Aachen

Aachen or Bad Aachen, French and traditional English: Aix-la-Chapelle, is a spa and border city.

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Aachen Cathedral

Aachen Cathedral (German: Aachener Dom), traditionally called in English the Cathedral of Aix-la-Chapelle, is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen, western Germany, and the see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen.

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Basilica of St. Vitus, Mönchengladbach

The Basilica of St.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Charlemagne

Charlemagne or Charles the Great (Karl der Große, Carlo Magno; 2 April 742 – 28 January 814), numbered Charles I, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Holy Roman Emperor from 800.

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Diocese

The word diocese is derived from the Greek term διοίκησις meaning "administration".

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Ecclesiastical province

An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity.

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Eifel

The Eifel (Äifel) is a low mountain range in western Germany and eastern Belgium.

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Emeritus

Emeritus, in its current usage, is an adjective used to designate a retired professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, or other person.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Heinrich Mussinghoff

Most Reverend Dr.

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Johannes Bündgens

Johannes Bündgens (born 2 April 1956 in Eschweiler) is auxiliary bishop of Aachen.

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Johannes Joseph van der Velden

Johannes Joseph van der Velden (7 August 1891 – 19 May 1954) was a Catholic theologian and Bishop of Aachen.

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Joseph Vogt

Joseph Vogt (23 June 1895 in Schechingen – 14 July 1986 in Tübingen) was a German classical historian, one of the leading 20th-century experts on Roman history.

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Karl Borsch

Karl Borsch (born August 1, 1959 in Krefeld-Hüls) is auxiliary bishop of Aachen.

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Klaus Hemmerle

Klaus Hemmerle (April 3, 1929 in Freiburg im Breisgau – January 23, 1994 in Aachen) was a Roman Catholic bishop in Aachen, Germany.

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Krefeld

Krefeld, also known as Crefeld until 1929, is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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List of Catholic dioceses in Germany

The Roman Catholic Church in Germany comprises 7 ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop.

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Mary, mother of Jesus

Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.

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Minor basilica

Minor basilica (Basilica minor, Basilicæ minores in plural) is a title given to some Roman Catholic church buildings.

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Napoleon

Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Palatine Chapel, Aachen

The Palatine Chapel in Aachen is an early medieval chapel and remaining component of Charlemagne's Palace of Aachen in what is now Germany.

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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Pope

The pope (papa from πάππας pappas, a child's word for "father"), also known as the supreme pontiff (from Latin pontifex maximus "greatest priest"), is the Bishop of Rome and therefore ex officio the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church.

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Pope Francis

Pope Francis (Franciscus; Francesco; Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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Pope Pius VII

Pope Pius VII (14 August 1742 – 20 August 1823), born Barnaba Niccolò Maria Luigi Chiaramonti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823.

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Prince-Bishopric of Münster

The Bishopric of Münster was an ecclesiastical principality in the Holy Roman Empire, located in the northern part of today's North Rhine-Westphalia and western Lower Saxony.

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Rainer Woelki

Rainer Maria Woelki (born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine (Rhenus, Rein, Rhein, le Rhin,, Italiano: Reno, Rijn) is a European river that begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps, forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein, Swiss-Austrian, Swiss-German and then the Franco-German border, then flows through the German Rhineland and the Netherlands and eventually empties into the North Sea.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne

The Archdiocese of Cologne (Archidioecesis Coloniensis; Erzbistum Köln) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Utrecht

The Archdiocese of Utrecht (Archidioecesis Ultraiectensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Essen

The Diocese of Essen is a bishopric of the Catholic Church in Germany, founded on 1 January 1958.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège (Dioecesis Leodiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Belgium.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz

The Diocese of Mainz, historically known in English by its French name of Mayence is a Latin rite of the Catholic church in Germany.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in the Netherlands.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier

The Roman Catholic diocese of Trier, in English traditionally known by its French name of Treves, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in Germany.

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Roman Rite

The Roman Rite (Ritus Romanus) is the most widespread liturgical rite in the Catholic Church, as well as the most popular and widespread Rite in all of Christendom, and is one of the Western/Latin rites used in the Western or Latin Church.

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Steinfeld Abbey

Steinfeld Abbey (Kloster Steinfeld) is a former Premonstratensian monastery, now a Salvatorian convent, with an important basilica, in Steinfeld in Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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Vicar general

A vicar general (previously, archdeacon) is the principal deputy of the bishop of a diocese for the exercise of administrative authority and possesses the title of local ordinary.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Aachen Diocese, Bishop of Aachen, Bishop of aachen, Bishopric of Aachen, Diocese of Aachen, Diocese of aachen, List of Bishops of Aachen, Roman Catholic Bishop of Aachen.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Aachen

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