Archdiocese of Paderborn

that Archdiocese of Paderborn is a local church of the Catholic Church. Around 4.8 million people live in the Archdiocese of Paderborn, of whom more than 1.3 million are Catholic. There are approximately 3,000 employees working in the institutions of the Archdiocese. They and many volunteers work every day to create a living faith and fulfill the mission of the church — in the celebration of religious services, pastoral care, in educational institutions and with charitable offers.

The Archdiocese of Paderborn is divided into 19 deaneries with 604 parishes in 101 pastoral care units (pastoral spaces/pastoral associations/entire parishes). The Archdiocese of Paderborn is led by Archbishop Dr. Udo Markus Bentz, his vicars general are Monsignor Dr. Michael Bredeck and Prelate Thomas Dornseifer.

Geographically, the Archdiocese of Paderborn covers an area of around 15,000 square kilometers — from Minden in the north to Siegen in the south and from Höxter in the east to Herne in the western Ruhr region. In addition to the areas in Westphalia, parts of the district of Waldeck-Frankenberg (Hesse) and the city of Bad Pyrmont (Lower Saxony) also belong to the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The metropolitan church is the High Cathedral of St. Maria, St. Liborius, St. Kilian in Paderborn, which dates primarily from the 13th century.