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Diocese of Speyer

Dioecesis Spirensis

Bistum Speyer
Location
CountryRoman Catholic Diocese of Speyer Germany
Ecclesiastical provinceBamberg
Statistics
Area6,025 km2 (2,326 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,307,678
616,485 (44.5%)
Parishes346
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4th Century
CathedralSpeyer Cathedral
Patron saintMary, Mother of God
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKarl-Heinz Wiesemann
Bishop of Speyer
Metropolitan ArchbishopLudwig Schick
Archbishop of Bamberg
Auxiliary BishopsOtto Georgens
Map
Website
bistum-speyer.de

The Diocese of Speyer (Latin: Dioecesis Spirensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the South of the Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises also the Saarpfalz district in the east of the Saarland. The bishop's see is in the Palatinate city of Speyer.

The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.

As of 31 December 2006, 44.5% of the population of the diocese was Catholic.

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