Stiepel Priory
Appearance
Stiepel Priory is a Cistercian monastery in Stiepel in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
It was founded in 1988 at the instigation of Franz Hengsbach, first Bishop of the Diocese of the Ruhr. It is a dependent house of Heiligenkreuz Abbey in Austria.
The priory church is also a place of pilgrimage to the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is taken care of by the monks and the local parish.
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Priors and Subpriors
From | To | Prior | Subprior |
1 September 1988 | 30 September 2001 | Beda Zilch | Christian Feurstein |
1 October 2001 | 30 September 2004 | Christian Feurstein | Jakobus Kempkes |
1 October 2004 | Maximilian Heim | Jakobus Kempkes |
External links
- (in German) Stiepel Priory website
51°25′54.36″N 7°13′43.23″E / 51.4317667°N 7.2286750°E