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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Münster
The Diocese of Münster () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany."Diocese of Münster '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Münster" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 It is a suffragan diocese of the . Statistics |
Münster Cathedral
Münster Cathedral or St.-Paulus-Dom is the cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Münster in Germany, and is dedicated to Saint Paul. It is counted among the most significant church buildings in Münster and, along with the Historical City Hall of Münster, City Hall, is one of the symbols of the city. The cathedral stands in the heart of the city, on a small hill called Horsteberg, which is encircled by the Roggenmarkt (Münster), Roggenmarkt, Prinzipalmarkt and Rothenburg streets and by the Münstersche Aa river. This area, which also contains the Domplatz (Münster), Domplatz and surrounding buildings, was the old Domburg (civic structure), Domburg. Today the cathedral is the parish church for this area. West of the cathedral lies the bishop's palace and part of the old curia complex along with the current cathedral chapter. The cathedral had two predecessors. The first cathedral (called the ''Ludgerus Dom'', 805–1377) stood to the north of the current cathedral; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deacon
A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian denominations, such as the Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Methodism, and Anglicanism, view the diaconate as an order of ministry. Permanent deacons (or distinctive deacons) are those who do not later transition to another form of ministry, in contrast to those continuing their formation who are then often called transitional deacons. Origin and development The word ''deacon'' is derived from the Greek word (), which is a standard ancient Greek word meaning "servant", "waiter", "minister", or "messenger". Recent research has highlighted the role of the deacon "as a co-operator" and "go-between," emphasizing their intermediary position in early Christian communities. It is generally assum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Of Saxe-Lauenburg (prince-bishop)
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of '' Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Of Palatinate-Simmern, Archbishop Of Magdeburg
John of Palatinate-Simmern ( – 13 December 1475 at Giebichenstein Castle) was a German nobleman. He was bishop of Münster and later Archbishop of Magdeburg. Life He was the son of Count Palatine Stephen of Simmer-Zweibrücken and his wife, Anna of Veldenz. He studied in Rome and Bologna. In 1458, he became Bishop of Münster. After the death of Archbishop Frederick III of Magdeburg on 11 November 1464, the cathedral chapter unanimously elected John as his successor on 13 December 1464. On 18 June 1465, his election was confirmed by Pope Paul II. He formally became Archbishop when he received the papal bull, however, he had incurred debts in Münster and he was unable to accept his new office until the spring of 1466. He was inaugurated in Magdeburg, although Halle was the official capital of his bishopric, because the citizens of Halle opposed him. On 9 July 1467, he reached a compromise with the city of Halle. He paid 3000 Rhenish florins and the city paid him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John III Potho Of Pothenstein
John III Potho of Pothenstein (also spelled ''Pottenstein''; died 1390) was Bishop of Bishopric of Münster from 1379 to 1382. He was then officially appointed Bishop of Schwerin, however, he was never able to actually exercise power there. Life Potho was a member of a Czech-speaking Bohemian noble family based at Pottenstein Castle (now Potštejn in the Czech Republic). They were possibly related to the Bavarian Counts Palatine. It is not known whether he spoke German himself. In 1356, Potho was appointed canon of the cathedral in Olomouc. In 1371, he was mentioned as Archdeacon in Prague and papal chaplain. He originally supported the Popes in Avignon, however, after King Wenceslaus proposed him as the next Bishop of Münster, he changed sides and support Pope Urban VI in Rome. En route to Münster, Potho and his entourage were attacked near Hamm by the Count of the Marck. He lost his valuables and barely managed to evade being taken prisoner. King Wenceslaus trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floris Van Wevelinkhoven
Floris van Wevelinkhoven (ca. 1330 – Castle Hardenberg, 4 April 1393) was Bishop of Münster from 1364 to 1379 and Bishop of Utrecht from 1379 to 1393. Floris van Wevelinkhoven descended from high nobility, and started his career in the Bishopric of Cologne, where he climbed to the position of vicedeacon of the cathedral chapter in 1356. He was appointed bishop of Münster by the pope as a result of several changes in positions, in which the Bishop of Liège Engelbert III of the Mark was moved to Cologne, the bishop of Utrecht Jan van Arkel was moved to Liege, and the bishop of Münster Jan van Virneburg was moved to Utrecht. Such movements were common in medieval times, because whenever someone became bishop of a new bishopric, he had to pay a large amount of taxes to the pope, the so-called servitia tax. In Münster, Floris fought the unruly nobility and put the bishopric's finances in order. In 1368 he signed a ''Landesvereinigung'' with the States. In 1379 anothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Virneburg
Jan van Virneburg (died 23 June 1371) served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1364 until his death in 1371. He had previously served as Prince and Bishop of Münster from 1363 to 1364. Jan van Virneburg was transferred from Münster to Utrecht by Pope Urban V after the transfer of bishop Jan van Arkel from Utrecht to Liege. His rule was not a success. Already during the vacancy before his consecration, the chapters and the city of Utrecht united to codify their rights in the so-called ''Overdrachte''. Because of this, Jan was a weak leader, forced to follow the politics of the states. He did not succeed in continuing the strong rule his predecessor had had. During the war against Albert I, Count of Holland he suffered multiple defeats, and he was captured during an expedition to Twente. In order to pay his ransom he was forced to lease the Oversticht and Vollenhove Vollenhove is a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Steenwijkerland, sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolf III Of The Marck
Adolph III of the Marck (German: ''Adolf III von der Mark''; – 1394) was the Prince-Bishop of Münster (as Adolph) from 1357 to 1363, the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne (as Adolph II) in 1363, the Count of Cleves (as Adolph I) from 1368 to 1394, and the Count of Mark (as Adolph III) from 1391 to 1393. Life Origins Adolph was the second son of Count Adolph II of the Marck and Margaret of Cleves. Reign On 16 November 1357 Pope Innocent VI appointed him the Bishop of Münster. In 1362 he signed a contract with his uncle Bishop Engelbert III of the Marck of Liège whereby he would inherit Cleves in the likely event Count John of Cleves died childless. On 13 June 1363 he was appointed the Archbishop of Cologne against the favourite John of Virneburg, but by the end of the year had resigned from the position to focus on the County of Cleves, despite the fact that his short tenure was scandalous and ridden with controversy. In 1368 he succeeded his uncle John of Cleves a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto I, Count Of Oldenburg
Otto I, Count of Oldenburg (born ca. 1175; died 1251) was Counts, dukes and grand dukes of Oldenburg, Count of Oldenburg from 1209. Life His father was Maurice, Count of Oldenburg who died in 1209, whereupon Otto succeeded to the title along with his brother Christian II, Count of Oldenburg. He participated in the Stedinger Crusade in 1234. In so doing he won Moorriem, Holle, and Elsfleth from Stedingen and freed himself from the archiepiscopal sovereignty. He also waged war on County of Hoya and on the Bishopric of Münster, the latter on a dispute over fief. In 1244, he endowed Menslage-Börstel Monastery. Marriage and issue He was married to Mechthild von Woldenberg with whom he had a daughter, Salome, who married Gerbert, Counts of Stotel, Count of Stotel. With the death of his son Heinrich in 1255, this line became extinct. Literature * Hans Friedl, Wolfgang Günther, Hilke Günther-Arndt, Heinrich Schmidt (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte des Landes Olden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Of Münster
Werner of Steusslingen () was the bishop of Münster from 1132 until 1151. Werner was probably related to the lords of Arnstedt and . His uncles Anno of Steusslingen and Werner of Steusslingen were archbishops of Cologne and Magdeburg, respectively. From Anno he received a canonry at Xanten and from Werner prebends in Halberstadt and Hildesheim cathedrals.Wilhelm Kohl, ''Das Bistum Münster, 7: Die Diözese, 1'', Germania Sacra, Neue Folge 37.1 (De Gruyter, 1999), pp. 97–100. Werner's election as bishop in 1132 was supported by the Emperor Lothair III and Archbishop Bruno II of Cologne. His religious ideas were shaped by the reformers Bernard of Clairvaux and Norbert of Xanten. He was a patron of monastic foundations, especially the Premonstratensians. Early in his episcopate, Werner made donations to the Überwasserkirche. He was less generous to the secular clergy of his diocese, but a grant of wine he made to the canons of Münster Cathedral in 1137 remained one of their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludger
Ludger (; also Lüdiger or Liudger) ( – 26 March 809) was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony". Early life to ordination Ludger's parents, Thiadgrim and Liafburg, were wealthy Christian Frisians of noble descent. In 753 Ludger saw the great Apostle of Germany, Boniface, which, together with the subsequent martyrdom of the saint, made a deep impression on him. At his own request he was sent to the Utrecht Cathedral School (''Martinsstift''), founded by Gregory of Utrecht in 756 or 757, and made good progress. In 767 Gregory, who did not wish to receive episcopal consecration himself, sent Alubert, who had come from England to assist him in his missionary work, to York to be consecrated bishop. Ludger accompanied him to be ordained into the diaconate (as he duly was, by Ethelbert of York) and to study under Alcuin, but after a year he returned to Utrecht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese Of Essen
The Diocese of Essen () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany, founded on 1 January 1958. The Bishop of Essen is seated in Essen Cathedral (''Essener Dom'' or ''Essener Münster''), once the church of Essen Abbey, and over one thousand years old. The diocese contains about one million Catholics in the heavily urbanized and industrial Ruhr Area. Bishops *Franz Hengsbach (1957–1991) *Hubert Luthe (1991–2002) *Felix Genn (2003–2008) * Franz-Josef Overbeck (since 20 December 2009); he was appointed Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Germany, while remaining Bishop of Essen, by Pope Benedict XVI on 24 February 2011. Auxiliary bishops *Ludger Schepers * See also *Essen Essen () is the central and, after Dortmund, second-largest city of the Ruhr, the largest urban area in Germany. Its population of makes it the fourth-largest city of North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, as well as ... References External links GCathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
