Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
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Archdiocese of Cologne Archidioecesis Coloniensis Erzbistum Köln | |
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St. Joseph Immaculate Conception | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Rainer Woelki |
Auxiliary Bishops | Dominik Schwaderlapp Ansgar Puff[1] Rolf Steinhauser |
Vicar General | Guido Assmann |
Map | |
Website | |
erzbistum-koeln.de (German) |
The Archdiocese of Cologne (
History
At an early date Christianity came to
From the mid-13th century, the Electorate of Cologne—not to be confused with the larger Archdiocese of Cologne—was one of the major ecclesiastical principalities of the Holy Roman Empire. The city of Cologne as such became a free city in 1288 and the archbishop eventually moved his residence from Cologne Cathedral to Bonn to avoid conflicts with the Free City, which escaped his jurisdiction.
After 1795, the archbishopric's territories on the left bank of the
Finances
Cologne, the largest (in terms of inhabitants non-Catholics included) and reportedly richest diocese in Europe, announced in October 2013 that "in connection with the current discussion about Church finances" that its archbishop had reserves amounting to 166.2 million Euro in 2012. It said the 9.6 million Euro earnings from its investments were, as in previous years, added to the diocesan budget of 939 million Euro in 2012, three-quarters of which was financed by the "church tax" levied on churchgoers.[3] In 2015 the archdiocese for the first time published its financial accounts, which show assets worth more than £2bn. Documents posted on the archdiocesan website showed assets of €3.35bn (£2.5bn) at the end of 2013. Some € 2.4 billion (£1.8bn) were invested in stocks, funds and company holdings. A further €646m (£475m) were held in tangible assets, mostly property. Cash reserves and outstanding loans amounted to about €287m (£211m).[4]
List of archbishops of Cologne since 1824
The following is a list of the archbishops since the Archdiocese of Cologne was re-filled in 1824.
- 1824–1835: Ferdinand August von Spiegel
- 1835–1845: Clemens August von Droste-Vischering
- 1845–1864: Cardinal Johannes von Geissel
- 1866–1885: Cardinal Paul Ludolf Melchers
- 1885–1899: Cardinal Philipp Krementz
- 1899–1912: Hubert Theophil Simar
- 1902–1912: Cardinal Anton Hubert Fischer
- 1912–1919: Cardinal Felix von Hartmann
- 1920–1941: Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte
- 1942–1969: Cardinal Josef Frings
- 1969–1987: Cardinal Joseph Höffner
- 1989–2014: Cardinal Joachim Meisner
- 2014– : Cardinal Rainer Woelki
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. .
- ^ "Finance scandal spurs German bishops to reveal secret funds". Reuters. 16 October 2013.
- ^ "Cologne archdiocese reveals £2.5bn in assets".
External links
- (in German) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln)
- (in English) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)