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	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
==External links==
* Stiepel Priory website
Category:Cistercian monasteries in Germany
Category:Monasteries in North Rhine-Westphalia
Category:Religious organizations established in 1988
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