Stiepel Priory
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.
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 | 10 February 2011 | Maximilian Heim | Jakobus Kempkes |
| 10 February 2011 | 12 Juny 2014 | Primin Holzschuh | Jakobus Kempkes |
| 13 Juny 2014 | 1 February 2018 | Primin Holzschuh | Andreas Wüller |
| 2 February 2018 | 30 November 2019 | Andreas Wüller | Gabriel Chumacera |
| 30 November 2019 | Maurus Zerb | Rupert Fetsch |
External links
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- (in German) Stiepel Priory website
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