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Diocese of Aachen
Dioecesis Aquisgranensis
Bistum Aachen
Coat of arms
Location
Country
Germany
Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Cologne
Statistics
Area
3,937 km2 (1,520 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2012) 2,028,699 1,110,948 (54.8%)
Parishes
538
Information
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
1802 (re-established 13 August 1930)
Cathedral
Aachen Cathedral
Patron saint
Mary, Mother of Jesus
Secular priests
535
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Helmut Dieser
Metropolitan Archbishop
Rainer Maria Woelki
Auxiliary Bishops
Karl Borsch
Vicar General
Andreas Frick
Bishops emeritus
Gerd Dicke
Heinrich Mussinghoff
Johannes Bündgens
Map
Location of the Diocese of Aachen
The Diocese of Aachen (Latin: Dioecesis Aquisgranensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church located in Germany and one of the six dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne. The incumbent bishop is Helmut Dieser, who was appointed by Pope Francis on 23 September 2016. The bishop's seat is Aachen.
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