Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster

Diocese of Münster

Dioecesis Monasteriensis

Bistum Münster (in German)
Coat of arms
Location
CountryGermany
Ecclesiastical provinceCologne
MetropolitanCologne
Statistics
Area15,268 km2 (5,895 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2014)
  • 4,333,919
  • 1,953,081 (45.1%)
Parishes304
Information
Established800
CathedralCathedral of St. Paul
Secular priests1,129
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
Bishopsede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopRainer Maria Woelki
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Rolf Lohmann
  • Christoph Hegge
  • Wilfried Theising
  • Stefan Zekorn
Bishops emeritusFelix Genn
Dieter Geerlings (emeritus auxiliary bishop)
Map
Website
bistum-muenster.de

The Diocese of Münster (Latin: Dioecesis Monasteriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Cologne.