| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Essen | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Essendiensis |
| Local: | Bistum Essen |
| Coat: | Coat of arms of Diocese of Essen.png |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Metropolitan: | Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Province: | Cologne |
| Area Km2: | 1,877 |
| Population: | 2,525,313 |
| Population As Of: | 2013 |
| Catholics: | 844,188 |
| Catholics Percent: | 33.4 |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 1 January 1958 |
| Cathedral: | Essen Cathedral |
| Patron: | Our Lady of Good Counsel |
| Bishop: | Franz-Josef Overbeck Bishop of Essen |
| Auxiliary Bishops: | Ludger Schepers, Wilhelm Zimmermann |
| Map: | Karte Bistum Essen.png |
| Website: | bistum-essen.de |
The Diocese of Essen (Latin: Dioecesis Essendiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany, founded on 1 January 1958. The Bishop of Essen is seated in Essen Cathedral (Essener Dom or Essener Münster), once the church of Essen Abbey, and over one thousand years old.
The diocese contains about one million Catholics in the heavily urbanized and industrial Ruhr Area.[1]