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 Marian pilgrimage site to Our Lady of Sorrows.
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 June 2014Primin HolzschuhJakobus Kempkes 13 June 2014 1 February 2018Primin HolzschuhAndreas Wüller 2 February 2018 30 November 2019 Andreas Wüller Gabriel Chumacera 30 November 2019 Maurus Zerb Rupert Fetsch
External links
Stiepel Priory website