Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
The Archdiocese of Cologne (Latin: Archidioecesis Coloniensis; German: Erzbistum Köln) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
Archdiocese of Cologne Archidioecesis Coloniensis Erzbistum Köln | |
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Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Cologne | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Cologne |
| Metropolitan | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,181 km2 (2,386 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 5,522,000 1,738,000 ( 31.5%) |
| Parishes | 514 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 313 |
| Cathedral | Cologne Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Joseph Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Rainer Woelki |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Dominik Schwaderlapp Ansgar Puff Rolf Steinhauser |
| Vicar General | Guido Assmann |
| Bishops emeritus | Klaus Dick Auxiliary bishop emeritus |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| erzbistum-koeln.de (German) | |
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