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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 . History. At an early date Christianity came to Cologne with the Roman soldiers and traders.
May 14, 2020 · Feedback. Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne} Archidioecesis Coleniensis. Show: All | General Information | Historical Details | Ordinaries | Historical Summary | Statistics | Affiliated Bishops, Living | Affiliated Bishops, Deceased. Historical Details. Diocese of Köln. Latin Name: Coleniensis. Erected: 2nd Century. Country: Germany.
Ecclesiastical province of Cologne. Alternative name: Rhenish Ecclesiastical Province. Archdiocese of Cologne. Diocese of Aachen. Diocese of Essen. Diocese of Limburg. Diocese of Münster. Diocese of Trier. Ecclesiastical province of Freiburg im Breisgau. Alternative name: Upper Rhenish Ecclesiastical Province.
The archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically the archbishop ruled a state of the Holy Roman Empire and was ex officio one of the prince-electors, the elector of Cologne, from 1356 to 1801.
ImageNameFrom12381261126112741274129712971304The Archdiocese of Cologne is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
Population: 1,904,400 Catholics (34.5% of 5,521,841 total) Pastoral Centres: 509 parishes, 455 missions. Personnel: 840 priests (690 diocesan, 150 religious), 256 deacons, 1,224 religious (202 brothers, 1,022 sisters), 40 seminarians. Population.
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THE CITY. — Cologne, in size the third city of Prussia, and the capital of the district ( Regierungsbezirk) of Cologne, is situated in the lowlands of the lower Rhine on both sides of the river. Its area is 45 square miles; its population (December 1, 1905), 428,722, of whom 339,790 are Catholics, 76,718 Protestants, 11,035 of other sects.
