Roman Catholic Diocese of Aachen

The Diocese of Aachen (Latin: Dioecesis Aquisgranensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the ecclesiastical province of Cologne, Germany. Bishop's seat is the city of Aachen cathedral and the High Aachen Cathedral, which was included in the UNESCO list of world cultural heritage in 1978. Acting Diocesan Bishop since 1994 Heinrich Mussinghoff.

The Diocese of Aachen is located in the extreme west of the state of North Rhine -Westphalia. It borders on the German side of the Archdiocese of Cologne and at the bishoprics of Münster, Essen and Trier. On the Dutch side there are common boundaries with the Diocese of Roermond, on the Belgian side of the diocese of Liege.

History

Already at the beginning of the 19th century, there was for a short time Diocese of Aachen. Its history is dominated by the power politics of Napoleon, and the reactions of the Holy See. Outfitted it was built in 1802 by Napoleon, who composed it from the left bank area of the Archdiocese of Cologne as well as parts of the diocese of Liège and smaller parts of the dioceses of Utrecht, Roermond and Mainz. In 1808 it was further extended to include the area around Wesel. The first bishop was Marc- Antoine Berdolet, the Napoléon appointed. After the death Berdolets (13 August 1809) rose Napoléon Jean -Denis- François Camus, called Le Camus, to succeed, but this was not an endorsement of the Vatican. Thus, Pope Pius VII wanted to show the limits of the authority of the emperor. After the end of French rule, the diocese was dissolved again by the pope with the Bull De salute animarum on July 16, 1821 de jure and incorporated into the Archbishopric of Cologne. The final resolution of the first bishopric of Aachen was then carried out on 24-25. March 1825 after the last meeting of the Chapter.

The present Diocese of Aachen was built over a hundred years later, on August 13, 1930. First, the Prussian Concordat between the Holy See and the Free State of Prussia was closed in 1929, signed by Nuncio Pacelli, the future Pius XII. , And the Prussian Prime Minister Otto Braun. By the papal bull " Pastoralis officii nostri " on August 13, 1930 and the "Decree of the Apostolic Nuncio in Germany, Re Domkapitel Circumscripto the Diocese of Aachen " the reconstruction was completed. Joseph Heinrich Peter Vogt was ordained a bishop.

Presence

In recent years, a process of consolidation of parishes and the formation of pastoral care units in the Diocese of Aachen was initiated. The background is the declining numbers of priests and parishioners and the resulting austerity measures.

In 2010, still lived 1.12 million Catholics in the diocese. These are 14,969 (about 1.5 percent ) less than in 2009 even more dropped in 2010, the number of weekend worshipers: Average 108 838 people took part in the church services - a 12 percent drop compared to 2009..

Structure of the Diocese

Comprises the Diocese of Aachen

  • The cities of Krefeld and Mönchengladbach
  • The Aachen region
  • The circles
  • Parts of the Rhine County Neuss
  • Parts of the district Euskirchen

In addition to the regular budget must be passed over which account, the Diocese of Aachen has to give no account of the " Bishop's Chair". Anders only if public funds are used. The height of the assets of the Episcopal chair was in the diocese of Aachen in October 2013 approximately 8.2 million euros. For the first time published the Diocese of Aachen since its inception his financial situation.

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The patron saint of the Diocese of Aachen and the Aachen Cathedral is the Mother of God under the title of her Assumption into Heaven (August 15 ).

Major churches

  • Aachen Cathedral - UNESCO World Heritage since 1978
  • Minster of St. Vitus, Mönchengladbach - minor basilica since 1974
  • Basilica Steinfeld Steinfeld monastery near Kall / Eifel - minor basilica since 1960

Sanctuaries

  • Aachen Cathedral Aachen with the Pilgrimage
  • Ahekapelle Engelgau / Eifel of St. Servatius
  • Aldenhoven
  • Anna Church ( Düren ) on Anna Main
  • Arnoldsweiler of St. Arnold of Arnoldsweiler
  • Birge Lener Pützchen ( Birgelen in Wassenberg )
  • Heimbach (Eifel )
  • Holtum ( Wegberg ) of the Black Madonna
  • Kinzweiler
  • Kornelimünster ( Aachen ) with the Heiligtumsfahrt Kornelimünster
  • Abbey Mariawald
  • Mönchengladbach with the Heiligtumsfahrt Mönchengladbach
  • Chapel Little Jerusalem, Neersen
  • Nothberg
  • Ophoven
  • Kloster Steinfeld / Eifel St. Hermann -Josef
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