For the medieval diocese, see Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
Diocese of Magdeburg
Dioecesis Magdeburgensis
Bistum Magdeburg
Cathedral of St. Sebastian, Magdeburg
Coat of arms
Location
Country
Germany
Territory
Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt
Ecclesiastical province
Paderborn
Metropolitan
Archdiocese of Paderborn
Statistics
Area
23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2013) 2,570,000 86,737 (3.4%)
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
27 June 1994
Cathedral
Cathedral of St. Sebastian
Patron saint
St. Norbert of Xanten
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Gerhard Feige
Metropolitan Archbishop
Hans-Josef Becker
Bishops emeritus
Leopold Nowak
Map
Website
bistum-magdeburg.de
The Diocese of Magdeburg (Latin: Dioecesis Magdeburgensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church, located in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its seat is Magdeburg; it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The diocese was erected out of Paderborn territories in 1994. Its history dates back to the medieval Archbishopric of Magdeburg established in 968 AD.
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