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• Counsel of European Bishops Conference (CCEE) Clickable Map of Members
• Sekretariat der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz  (Bishops Conference of Germany)
• Die Katholische Kirche in Deutschland
• Sekretariat der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz - alternate URL.
• Die Katholische Kirche in Deutschland
• Kirche online - nach Alphabet.
• Katholische Kirche im Internet.

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• Archdiocese of Bamberg with a Map of Archdiocese (Karte) in Upper Franconia

(Web site e-mail: pressestelle@erzbistum-bamberg.de)
Kontakt
The Bavarian diocese serves most of  Upper Franconia, half of middle Franconia and smaller sections of Lower Franconia and the Upper Palatinate.  It extends from yard in the north to Ansbach and Rothenburg in the south, from Ebrach in the west to Pegnitz in the east with the the cities of Nuernberg, Fuerth, in the south and Kulmbach, Kronach and Coburg in the north.

• Archiv d. Erzbistums Bamberg
• Diözesanmuseum
• Archdiocese of Bamberg Links Page
• Der Bamberger Dom (Zum Virtuellen Domgang) - Cathedral
• Katholische Pfarrgemeinde St. Josef -  Bamberg-Gaustadt
• Pfarrgemende St. Josef - Buckenhofen, Forchheim-West
• St. Johannis - Forchheim

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• Diocese of Eichstätt (auf Deutsch) (in English)  Diözese Karte (MAP)
• History of the Diocese Eichstaett
• Diözesan-Museum
• Der Dom zu Eichstätt
• Der Dom und seine Geschichte (The Cathedral Timeline)
• Tour local Diocese "historical and ingenious church buildings"
• Clickable Map and Directory of Online sites
• Gottesdienstzeiten im Bistum (Diocesan Church Names & Mass times by location)

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• Diocese of Speyer (auf Deutsch)
• Bistumsarchiv Speyer & Zur Geschichte des Bistumsarchivs
• Bistum Speyer Geschichte (History)

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• Diocese of Wurzburg
• Seminarkirche St. Michael in Würzburg.

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• Archdiocese of Berlin (auf Deutsch)
• Diözesan-Archiv Berlin
• Map of Berlin Parishes
• Church Directory
• St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale zu Berlin
• Chronik von 1930 bis 1994 and Personenregister

A History of Berlin, by Joseph Lins, from The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume II,  1907 by Robert Appleton Company, Online Edition Copyright 1999 by Kevin Knight.

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• Diocese of Dressden-Meissen - Bistum Dresden-Meißen (with MAP)

   Bistum DD-MEI, Pressestelle, Käthe-Kollwitz-Ufer 84 - D-01309 Dresden.

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• Diocese of Gorlitz

   Postal address: P.O. box 30 09 43 02814 - Goerlitz.
House address: Carl of Ossietzky road 41 02826 Goerlitz.
  Tel. (03581) 47 82-0 fax (03581) 47 82 12
(Rev. Hans Geisler has this Web Site in Obhut.
e-mail: Hans.Geisler@t online.de)
Diocese of Gorlitz Map - Katholische Jugendarbeit im Bistum Görlitz
• Die Kathedrale St. Jakobus (The Cathedral)

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• Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau (auf Deutsch) - Map 

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• Diocese of Mainz - Diocese of Mainz -

       Die Dekanate des Bistums Mainz Landkarte/Map
Kontakte
• Kirchen im Bistum Mainz
• Katholische Dekanat Mainz-Stadt
• Katholisches Dekanat Offenbach
• Katholisches Dekanat Wetterau-Ost
• Web sites in Der Bistum Mainz
• Bistum Mainz Links
• Basilika St. Martin, Bingen

   Zehnthofstr. 14 - 55411 Bingen
• Pfarrkirche St. Ludwig, Darmstadt

   Wilhelminenplatz 9 - 64283 Darmstadt
• Basilika St. Gottfried, Ilbenstadt
• Der Mainzer Dom - Der Mainzer Dom ist als Kathedrale und Bischofskirche der geistliche Mittelpunkt des Bistums Mainz.
• Das Dom- und Diözesanmuseum
     Dombauverein Mainz
• St. Stephan, Mainz
• Basilika St. Marzellinus und Petrus, Seligenstadt

   Aschaffenburger Str. 79 - 63500 Seligenstadt
• Bistum und Dom zu Worms

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• Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart (auf Deutsch)

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• Archdiocese of Hamburg

   Kontakt Erzbistum Hamburg: Danziger Str. 52 a - 20099 Hamburg
   Generalvikariat, Stefan Hüttche  E-mail: sthuettche@erzbistum-hamburg.de
Zum Erzbistum Hamburg gehören die Bundesländer Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein
sowie der Landesteil Mecklenburg des Bundeslandes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• Kontakt Erzbistum Hamburg und Katholische links

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• Diocese of Hildesheim
• Katholische Kirche in Wolfsburg
• Dom-Museum Hildesheim

 Domhof 4 -  D-31134 Hildesheim
 E-mail: dommuseum@bistum-hildesheim.de

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• Diocese of Osnabrück

   Bischöfliches Generalvikariat Osnabrück,
   Hasestraße 40 A, 49074 Osnabrück, Telefon: (0541) 318-0
   (web site E-Mail-Adresse: bistum@bistum-osnabrueck.de)
• Das Bistum Osnabrück besteht seit rund zwölf Jahrhunderten.
• Die Dekanate mit den Pfarrgemeinden des Bistums Osnabrück  (MAP)
• Parish Directory

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• Archdiocese of Köln (auf Deutsch)
• Historisches Archiv des Erzbistums Köln [AEK] - Regional Map
• Willkommen im Hohen Dom zu Koln
• St. Adolfus im Düsseldorf
• St. Maximilian (Altstadt) im Düsseldorf
• St. Rochus (Pempelfort City) Düsseldorf

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• Diocese of Aachen  (Serves the area of west central Germany near the Belgium border, and includes the towns of Aachen, Alsdorf, Düren, Heinsberg, Krefeld, Monchengladbach, Rheydt, Schleiden, Stolberg and Viersen.)

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• Diocese of Essen (auf Deutsch)
• Bistum Essen - Bishopric "...cover the greater part of the Ruhr area (Nordrhein-Westfalen) and parts of the Sauerland..."
• The Cathedral of Essen

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• Diocese of Limburg (auf Deutsch)  See Map Bistum Limburg

"...Zum Bistum gehören das nördliche Rhein-Main-Gebiet mit Frankfurt und der hessischen Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden genauso wie die ländlichen Gebiete im Rheingau, Westerwald, Taunus und nördlich von Wetzlar..."
• Internationale katholische Gemeinden im Bistum Limburg mit Gottesdienstübersicht.  (select from choice of many languages including: English, Polish, Italian, German, Portugese, Spanish, etc...)

Roman Catholic Church- Frankfurt and Bad Homburg Parish addresses.

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• Diocese of Munster
  
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• Diocese of Trier (auf Deutsch)
• Pfarreien Im Bistum Trier

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• Archdiocese: Munchen und Freising
• Diocese of  Ausburg
• Diocese of Passau (auf Deutsch)

   Domplatz 8,  94032 Passau, Germany
• Domschatz- und Diözesanmuseum
• Kathedrale St. Stephan - Passau
• Diocese of Regensburg Adressen Online

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• Archdiocese of Paderborn (auf Deutsch)
• Das Erzbistum Paderborn
• Kunst im Erzbistum - das Diözesanmuseum



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• Diocese of Erfurt
• Dom Pfarrgemeinde "Zum Heiligen Kreuz" - Nordhausen-Harz, Hl.

   Domstraße 5 - 99734 Nordhausen

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• Diocese of Fulda
• Kontakte
• Siehe auch Chronik der Stadt Fulda
• Fuldaer Dom u. Kirchen im Bistum
• Der Dom zu Fritzlar
Zu den beiden Namenspatronen des Bistums:
• Die heilige Elisabeth von Thüringen
• Bonifatius
• Chronik der Stadt Fulda !
• Diocese of Magdeburg (auf Deutsch) MAP/Bistumskarte & Parish Directory.

  Kontakt:  Ordinariat, Pressestelle, M. J. Metzger-Str. 1, 39104 Magdeburg.
See Also:  Katholische Kirche in Deutschland

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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Germany
• WTS Catholic Resources in History
• Brief Chronology of Christianity (1A.D. to present)
• Sekretariat der Deutschen Bischofskonferenz
• Die katholische Kirche in Deutschland
• Diözesanarchiv Berlin
• Bistumsarchiv Essen
• Bistumsarchiv Münster
• Historisches Archiv des Erzbistums Köln
• Archive der Jesuiten in Deutschland
• Kath.net



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Disclaimer: I have viewed the following sites and found them to be informative for general and historical research, however, I do not necessarily agree with the content or wish to present links in this catagory as Catholic resources.

More Directories and Links:

• German Language Resources & Cultural Links
• Katholische Kirche in Deutschland - http://katholische-kirche.de/
• Katholisches Deutschland - http://www.kath.de/index1.htm
• die deutschen katholischen Bistümer  http://www.kath.de/bistum/index.htm

 with Map and Online Churches in Germany.
• der größte katholische Server Katholisches Deutschland http://www.kath.de/
• Server The Catholic Church in Germany - Katholische Kirche on the Internet http://www.katholische-kirche.de/

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Catholic Biographies
If you know of a web site for a Catholic biography with an Germany connection, please let me know. Explorerers and Missionaries
• St. Boniface of Mainz (Feast Day, June 5) from Catholic Online Saints
• St. Boniface ("Born in Crediton, Devonshire, England, 680; died at Dokkum, Friesland, in 755..."  From St. Patrick's, Washington, D. C., U.S.A.: Index of Saints
• Edith Stein und das Bistum Speyer

 

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Germany, History, Genealogy and Directories
• Official Cities in Germany - by Kevin & Tamie Hyde - links to online sites for Germany's cities.
• Welcome to Germany Online -
• German States information, map and internet servers! - Map of States
Thuringia
• Mühlhausen in Thüringen and Das Stadtarchiv Mühlhausen und seine Bestände.
• Historische Bauwerke der Altstadt  includes map.
• The German Embassy - German Information Center.
• Tracing German Ancestors
• Internet Sources of German Genealogy - by Andreas Hanacek.
• German Genealogy Home Page  - by Arthur Teschler.
• The Deutscher Bund/German Confederation, 1815 Historical MAP
• German genealogy: Emigration from Germany to America
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Palatine Section and Ships' Passenger Lists
• Archives in Germany with Archive der katholischen Kirche
•  IUPUI University: Max Kade German-American Center, in conjuction with Society for German-American Studies,
• A review of Germans to America. Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports. by Ira A. Glazier/William P. Filby. Volumes 1-50 (Jan. 2, 1850-Nov. 29, 1884). Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1988-1996.) by Prof. Dr. Antonius Holtmann.
• World GenWeb - CenEuroGenWeb site for Germany - includes Historical Maps.
• Map of the States of Germany:
• Finding a German Place of Origin - Suggestions - by John Movius, A.P.G.
• German History by District/Town.
• Archive in Deutschland - German Archives online
• Kirchliche Archive in Deutschland
• Stadtarchiv Wiesbaden
• Historische Ressourcen zur Geschichte Bayerns
• Map of Munich (1858) with Church locations.
• Willkommen in Bayern.
• Bavaria: Facts, Figures and Politics, Bavarian History, Map and Bavarian Land and People: "Bavaria is Germany's southernmost state..."
• Bayern (Bavaria), Germany Genealogy, by Julia Krapfl, "... In most areas, local governments began recording births, marriages, and deaths between 1792 and 1876..."
• Historische Hilfswissenschaften/Historical ancillary sciences: Ahnenforschung/Genealogy.
• Genealogy Net: German Genealogy.
• Federation of East European Family History Societies
• Emigrants from the former Amt Damme, Oldenburg (now Niedersachsen), Germany, mainly to the United States, 1830-1849.
• Willkommen in Damme
• Palatines to America: "...a "Palatine" is someone who came from the region of Germany called 'The Palatinate'...roughly where the modern German state of Rhineland-Pfalz is located..."
• German News and Government Web Site (in English)
• www.kartenmeister.com/ :Database Search for German City Names, Polish City Names, Counties, Provinces, etc.
• Latin-German-English Dictionary
• Lithuanian-German-English Dictionary
• The Big Book - GTE.
• Teleinfo for Germany - Phone numbers.
• Excite - Deutschland/Germany
• Snap.com - For Germany.
• CIA World Factbook - for Germany
• National Geographic - Map Machine -
• Xpeditions - printable world maps.
• MapQuest - allows you to search for a city worldwide to locate online maps...the local city guides are for U. S. cities.
• Microsoft Expedia Maps - World Guide - Germany.
• Travels Through Germany
• Discover Germany - German Treasures - by Achim Schmidtmann.
• Country Info Germany - by Aleksander Grosz.
• Stadt Forchheim (Oberfranken)
• Landkreis Forchheim! "...Der Landkreis Forchheim, zentral in Nordbayern gelegen, ist der südlichste Landkreis Oberfrankens..."
• Suchmaschine Kunni www.kunni.de
• DeTeMedien - White/Yellow Pages Front Page English - The Local Directory.
• Hamburg Homepage - Tourism, Information and Link to Your Roots.
• Bavarian State Chancellery:  Bavarian History
• Landkreis Bamberg Online - Internet resource (German)
• Region Bamberg Homepage
• Tourismuszentrale Fränkische Schweiz and Franconian Switzerland (English)
• Städteindex -in-Germany.de
• The WWW Virtual Library.
• Microsoft Expedia Maps - find address, directions, etc.
• Virtual Library: History: German History

German States (16):
1. Baden-Wurttemberg:  Districts: Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Tubingen.
2. Bayern: Regierungsbezirk (Districts): Mittelfranken, Niederbayern, Oberbayern, Oberfranken, Oberpfalz,
Schwaben, and Unterfranken.
Stadt- und Landkreise  Oberfranken & Karte/Map
    Kreisfreie Städte:  Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Hof
    Landkreise: Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg, Forchheim, Hof, Kronach, Kulmbach, Lichtenfels, Wunsiedel,   i.Fichtelgebirge
Unterfrankens Landkreise und kreisfreien Städte with Karte/Map of Unterfranken
3. Berlin
4. Brandenburg
• City of Rathenow information
5. Bremen
6. Hamburg
7. Hessen:  Districts:  Darmstadt, Giessen, Kassel.
8. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• WorldGenweb for
9. Niedersachsen:  (Lower Saxony) Districts:  Braunschweig, Hannover, Luneburg, and Weser-Ems.
• Die  Niedersächsischen Staatsarchive
• Historische Kommission für Niedersachsen und Bremen
• WorldGenweb for Niedersachsen.
• Diözesanarchiv des Bistums Osnabrück

   Bischöfliches Generalvikariat, Große Domfreiheit 10, 49074 Osnabrück
• Research Center German Emigrants in the USA - Oldenburg
• Historic Emigration Office - in Hamburg - "...Did your ancestors emigrate between 1850 – 1934?  Did they depart from the port of Hamburg?...
• Hamburg Link to Your Roots - The Hamburg Emigration Lists are a data bank which includes the personal data of 5 million people who emigrated via Hamburg from 1850 to 1934. Research Hamburg Emigration Lists, learn about the Port of Hamburg, and more. (in German)
• Oldenburg
• Die Stadt Oldenburg Tourist Information and Kultur in Oldenburg
• History - more than 650 years of Oldenburg
• Oldenburg Online Directory
10. Nordrhein-Westfalen:  Districts:  Arnsberg, Detmold, Dusseldorf, Koln, and Munster.
• North Rhein-Westphalia (directory)
• WorldGenweb for Nordrhein-Westfalen
11. Rheinland-Pfalz:  Districts: Koblenz, Rheinhessen-Pfalz, and Trier.
12. Saarland
13. Sachsen
14. Sachsen-Anhalt:  Districts: Dessau, Halle, and Magdeburg.
15. Schleswig-Holstein
16. Thuringen


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• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

and
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.) Volunteer to help?

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• List

Archdiocese: Bamberg
     Dioceses: Eichstatt, Speyer, Wurzburg

Archdiocese: Berlin
     Dioceses: Dressden-Meissen, Gorlitz

Archdiocese: Freiburg im Breisgau
     Dioceses: Mainz, Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Archdiocese: Hamburg
     Dioceses: Hildesheim, Osnabruck

Archdiocese: Koln
     Dioceses: Aachen, Essen, Limburg, Munster, Trier

Archdiocese: Munchen und Freising
     Dioceses: Ausburg, Passau, Regensburg

Archdiocese: Paderborn
     Dioceses: Erfurt, Fulda, Magdeburg

Dioceses web URLs List
 Bamberg - http://www.erzbistum-bamberg.de
 Berlin - http://www.kath.de/bistum/berlin
 Eichstätt - http://www.ku-eichstaett.de
 Erfurt - http://www.kath.de/bistum/erfurt
 Essen - http://www.bistum-essen.de
 Freiburg -  http://www.kath.de/bistum/freiburg
 Fulda -  http://www.bistum.fulda.net
 Görlitz - http://www.kath.de/bistum/goerlitz
 Köln - http://www.erzbistum-koeln.org
 Limburg - http://www.kath.de/bistum/limburg
 Magdeburg - http://www.kath.de/bistum/magdeburg
 Mainz - http://www.kath.de/bistum/mainz
 München-Freising - http://www.erzbistum-muenchen-und-freising.de
 Paderborn -  http://www.nrw-online.de/kmw
 Passau -  http://www.pnm.de/bistum-passau
 Regensburg - http://www.kath.de/bistum/regensburg
 Rottenburg-Stuttgart - http://www.kirchen.de/dioezesen/drs
 Speyer - http://www.kath.de/bistum/speyer
 Trier -  http://www.dioezese-trier.de
 Würzburg - http://www.bistum-wuerzburg.de

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