Cologne CathedralThe archdioceses of Central Europe, 1500. The archdiocese of Cologne was larger than the Electorate of the same name and included suffragant dioceses. In Germany, the territory of the dioceses and archdioceses (spiritual) was usually much larger than the prince-bishoprics and archbishoprics/electorates (temporal), ruled by the same individual.
At an early date Christianity came to Cologne with the Roman soldiers and traders. According to Irenaeus of Lyons, it was a bishop's see as early as the second century. However, Saint Maternus, a contemporary of Constantine I, is the first historically certain bishop of Cologne. As a result of its favourable situation, the city survived the stormy period around the fall of the Western Roman Empire. When the Franks took possession of the country in the fifth century, it became a royal residence. On account of the services of the bishops to the Merovingian kings, the city was to have been the metropolitan see of Saint Boniface, but Mainz was chosen, for unknown reasons, and Cologne did not become an archbishopric until the time of Charlemagne. The city suffered heavily from Viking invasions, especially in the autumn of 881, but recovered quickly from these calamities, especially during the reign of the Ottonian emperors.[2]
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 Rhine were occupied by France, and were formally annexed in 1801. The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 secularized the rest of the archbishopric, giving the Duchy of Westphalia to the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt. As an ecclesial government, however, the archdiocese remained (more or less) intact: while she lost the left bank including the episcopal city itself, Cologne, to the new Diocese of Aachen established under Napoleon's auspices, there still remained a substantial amount of territory on the right bank of the Rhine. After the death of the last Elector-Archbishop in 1801, the see was vacant for 23 years, being governed by vicar capitular Johann Herrmann Joseph v. Caspars zu Weiss and, after his death, by Johann Wilhelm Schmitz. In 1821, the archdiocese regained Cologne and the right bank of the Rhine (though with a new circumscription reflecting the Prussian subdivisions) and, in 1824, an archbishop was established there again. It remains an archdiocese to the present day, considered the most important one of Germany.
Financesedit
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]
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^"Finance scandal spurs German bishops to reveal secret funds". Reuters. 16 October 2013.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this message The Archdiocese of Cologne Latin Archidioecesis Coloniensis German Erzbistum Koln is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine Westphalia and northern Rhineland Palatinate in Germany Archdiocese of CologneArchidioecesis ColoniensisErzbistum KolnCoat of Arms of the Archdiocese of CologneLocationCountry GermanyEcclesiastical provinceCologneMetropolitanCologne North Rhine WestphaliaStatisticsArea6 181 km2 2 386 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2021 5 522 000 1 738 000 31 5 Parishes514InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished313CathedralCologne CathedralPatron saintSt JosephImmaculate ConceptionCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopRainer WoelkiAuxiliary BishopsDominik SchwaderlappAnsgar Puff 1 Rolf SteinhauserVicar GeneralGuido AssmannMapWebsiteerzbistum koeln de German Cologne Cathedral The archdioceses of Central Europe 1500 The archdiocese of Cologne was larger than the Electorate of the same name and included suffragant dioceses In Germany the territory of the dioceses and archdioceses spiritual was usually much larger than the prince bishoprics and archbishoprics electorates temporal ruled by the same individual Contents 1 History 2 Finances 3 List of archbishops of Cologne since 1824 4 References 5 External linksHistory editAt an early date Christianity came to Cologne with the Roman soldiers and traders According to Irenaeus of Lyons it was a bishop s see as early as the second century However Saint Maternus a contemporary of Constantine I is the first historically certain bishop of Cologne As a result of its favourable situation the city survived the stormy period around the fall of the Western Roman Empire When the Franks took possession of the country in the fifth century it became a royal residence On account of the services of the bishops to the Merovingian kings the city was to have been the metropolitan see of Saint Boniface but Mainz was chosen for unknown reasons and Cologne did not become an archbishopric until the time of Charlemagne The city suffered heavily from Viking invasions especially in the autumn of 881 but recovered quickly from these calamities especially during the reign of the Ottonian emperors 2 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 Rhine were occupied by France and were formally annexed in 1801 The Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803 secularized the rest of the archbishopric giving the Duchy of Westphalia to the Landgraviate of Hesse Darmstadt As an ecclesial government however the archdiocese remained more or less intact while she lost the left bank including the episcopal city itself Cologne to the new Diocese of Aachen established under Napoleon s auspices there still remained a substantial amount of territory on the right bank of the Rhine After the death of the last Elector Archbishop in 1801 the see was vacant for 23 years being governed by vicar capitular Johann Herrmann Joseph v Caspars zu Weiss and after his death by Johann Wilhelm Schmitz In 1821 the archdiocese regained Cologne and the right bank of the Rhine though with a new circumscription reflecting the Prussian subdivisions and in 1824 an archbishop was established there again It remains an archdiocese to the present day considered the most important one of Germany Finances editCologne 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 editMain article List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne 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 Hoffner 1989 2014 Cardinal Joachim Meisner 2014 Cardinal Rainer WoelkiReferences edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 2013 07 30 Retrieved 2013 06 14 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Cologne Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company nbsp 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 edit in German List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne Erzbistum Koln in English List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Cologne Cathedral Kolner Dom 50 56 29 N 6 57 30 E 50 9413 N 6 9582 E 50 9413 6 9582 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne amp oldid 1219770469, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
