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Diocese of Augsburg

Dioecesis Augustanus Vindelicorum

Bistum Augsburg
Augsburg Cathedral
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg Germany
Ecclesiastical provinceMunich and Freising
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Munich and Freising
Statistics
Area13,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2015)
2,316,270
1,325,316 (57.2%)
Parishes998
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th Century
CathedralAugsburg Cathedral
Co-cathedralBasilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Dillingen
Patron saintSt. Ulric of Augsburg
St. Simbert of Augsburg
St. Afra
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopBertram Meier
Metropolitan ArchbishopReinhard Marx
Auxiliary BishopsAnton Losinger
Florian Wörner
Vicar GeneralHarald Heinrich
Bishops emeritus
  • Konrad Zdarsa
  • Walter Mixa
  • Josef Grünwald
Map
Website
bistum-augsburg.de
Map of the deaneries of the Bishopric of Augsburg

Diocese of Augsburg (Latin: Dioecesis Augustanus Vindelicorum) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Diocese of Augsburg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Diocese of Augsburg" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

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