Diocese of Münster
Monasterien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Münster, Germany
The Diocese of Münster is a Latin Church diocese in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, founded around 800 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Cologne. Heiner Wilmer was appointed its bishop on 26 March 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 800
- Latin
- Monasterien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Ludger
- Annuario code
- 001002316
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,953,081
- Population
- 4,333,919
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 45.1%
- Priests
- 1,129
- Catholics per priest
- 1,730
- Extent
- 15,268 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 128
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Heiner Wilmer
- Born
- 9 April 1961
- Birthplace
- Schapen
- Institute
- SACERDOTI DEL SACRO CUORE DI GESÙ (DEHONIANI)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Paul's Cathedral stands in Münster, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Cologne
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Cologne.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of KölnKöln
- Diocese of AachenAachen
- Diocese of EssenEssen
- Diocese of LimburgLimburg
- Diocese of TrierTrier
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Münster (Latin: Dioecesis Monasteriensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany, standing as a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cologne.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.