Diocese of Münster

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Latin Church ecclesiastical territory Roman Catholic diocese

The Diocese of Münster is a historic Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in western Germany centered on the city of Münster, known for its significant religious and cultural influence since the Middle Ages.

Aliases (1)

Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster ×3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin Church ecclesiastical territory → Roman Catholic diocese →
belongsTo	Conference of German Bishops →
cathedral	Münster Cathedral → St. Paul’s Cathedral, Münster →
coatOfArms	Coat of arms of the Diocese of Münster →
country	Germany →
denomination	Roman Catholic Church →
establishedIn	circa 800 →
establishedInCentury	8th century →
firstBishop	Ludger →
governedBy	diocesan bishop →
hasBishopTitle	Bishop of Münster →
hasCathedralChapter	Cathedral chapter of Münster →
hasCharitableActivities	Caritas work in the diocese →
hasCulturalInfluenceSince	Middle Ages →
hasEducationalInstitutions	Catholic schools in the diocese →
hasFunction	administration of parishes → pastoral care → religious education →
hasHeritage	medieval Christian cultural heritage →
hasHistoricalStatus	former prince-bishopric within the Holy Roman Empire → medieval bishopric →
hasJurisdictionOver	parishes in Münster → parishes in surrounding Westphalian regions →
hasNotableChurch	Lamberti Church, Münster → Liebfrauen-Überwasser, Münster →
hasOfficialLanguage	German →
hasPatronSaint	Saint Ludger → Saint Paul the Apostle →
hasPrimaryCity	Münster NERFINISHED →
hasReligiousInfluenceSince	Middle Ages →
hasSeeCity	Münster NERFINISHED →
hasTerritory	parts of Lower Saxony → parts of North Rhine-Westphalia →
hasWebsite	https://www.bistum-muenster.de/ →
historicalRegion	Prince-Bishopric of Münster → Westphalia →
isPartOf	Catholic Church in Western Europe →
isSubjectTo	Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cologne →
locatedIn	Lower Saxony → North Rhine-Westphalia →
partOf	Ecclesiastical province of Cologne →
playsRoleIn	Catholic Church in Germany →
rite	Roman Rite →
suiIurisChurch	Latin Church →
type	suffragan diocese →
usesCalendar	Gregorian calendar for liturgy →
usesLanguageInLiturgy	Latin →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cathedral Chapter of Münster →	associatedWith
Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück ("Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster") →	borderingDiocese
Prince-Bishopric of Münster →	diocesanSee
Münster Cathedral ("Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster") →	diocese
Cathedral Chapter of Münster →	ecclesiasticalJurisdiction
Münster Cathedral ("Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster") →	governingBody
Prince-Bishopric of Münster →	hadSpiritualAuthorityOver