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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
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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.
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Archdiocese of Cologne Archidioecesis Coloniensis Erzbistum Köln | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Cologne |
Metropolitan | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,181 km2 (2,386 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021)![]() ![]() ![]() |
Parishes | 514 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
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[1] Rolf Steinhauser |
Vicar General | Guido Assmann |
Map | |
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Website | |
erzbistum-koeln.de (German) |
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