Bistum Essen

The Bischöfliches Generalvikariat is a church administrative institution with supervisory and service functions, responsible for 42 parishes and 171 communities in the Ruhr Diocese.

Religious Institutions
Headquarters
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanySource: RevenueBaseRetrieved October 13, 2026
Employee range
51 to 200Source: RevenueBaseRetrieved October 13, 2026
Founded
1958Source: RevenueBaseRetrieved October 13, 2026
Published list appearances
3 supported appearances ↗Source: RevenueBase lists
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What does Bistum Essen do?

Based in Essen, the Bischöfliches Generalvikariat serves as the central administration for the region. The Generalvikariat has 400 employees across departments for personnel and administration, pastoral work, finance, communications and law.

Based on the company’s public LinkedIn information, supplied through RevenueBase.

What the business offers

Services & capabilities.

Administrative oversight and services

It carries out its supervisory and service functions for 42 parishes and 171 communities in the Ruhr Diocese.

Source: LinkedIn company description · Retrieved October 13, 2026

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RevenueBase prepared this profile from the company’s public LinkedIn information and RevenueBase company data. These source records were retrieved on October 13, 2026. AI helped summarize these sources, with a separate automated check against the source text completed on November 3, 2026. Directory positions use company-contact counts from separate saved list snapshots dated September 18, 2026. How the company lists are built.

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