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- The bishopric was dissolved in the German Mediatisation of 1803, when it was incorporated into the neighboring Electorate of Hanover. The see, the chapter, the convents and the Catholic charitable institutions were secularized.
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The Diocese of Osnabrück (Latin: Dioecesis Osnabrugensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. [1] [2] The diocese was originally founded circa 800.
On March 25, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Osnabrueck Bishop Franz-Josef Bode, vice president of the German bishops' conference. This came as a surprise not just to the Germans.
Sep 8, 2024 · Osnabrück's new Bishop Dominicus Meier (65) has officially taken office. At the festive service in Osnabrück Cathedral on Sunday afternoon, he called on Christians to be even more attentive to the real concerns of their fellow human beings.
May 30, 2024 · The Diocese of Osnabrück in northwestern Germany will be led by a Benedictine monk and bishop: Dominicus Meier will follow in the footsteps of Franz-Josef Bode, who resigned in March 2023 after...
The still-extant Diocese of Osnabrück, erected in 772, is the oldest see founded by Charlemagne, in order to Christianize the conquered stem-duchy of Saxony.
Mar 25, 2023 · The Vatican on Saturday announced that Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Franz-Josef Bode after nearly three decades as bishop of the northwestern city of Osnabrück. Bode came in...
Under them the Reformation overran nearly the whole diocese. In 1624 Cardinal Eitel Frederick of Hohenzollern became Bishop of Osnabrück, and called in the Jesuits. But he had scarcely begun his work when he died, and left to his successor, Francis of Wartenberg (1625-61), the task of executing the Counter-Reformation.
