The Clergy of Germany.
There are in the whole of the German Empire five archiepiscopal Bees and 20 episcopal Bees, of which six are immediately subject to the Holy See. The archiepiscopal sees are those of Cologne, Gnesen-Posen, Mnnich-Dreising, Bamberg, and Frieburg. The six episcopal Bees immediately subject to the Holy See are those of Breslan, Ermland, Hildescheim, Osnabruck, Strasburg, and Metz. In addition to these there are the three Vicariates-Apostolic of Saxony, Anhault, and Northern Germany, and the two Prefectures-Apostolic of SchleswigHolatein and Meissen -Lausitz. The number of secular priests in all Germany is approximately 18,000 ; that of the regular about 950. The number of seminaries and colleges where a theological course is given is about 60. Churches, chapels, and stations, 17,360 ; boarding schools, 50 ; and Catholic universities, five — viz., those of Bonn, Breslau, Munich, Wuerzburg, and Frieburg.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 23, 5 June 1902, Page 7
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139The Clergy of Germany. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 23, 5 June 1902, Page 7
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