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Stiepel Abbey
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 Father Beda Zilch Father Christian Feurstein 1 October 2001 30 September 2004 Father Christian Feurstein Father Jakobus Kempkes 1 October 2004 Father Maximilian Heim Father Jakobus Kempkes
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