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Diocese of Speyer
Dioecesis Spirensis
Bistum Speyer
Location
Country
Germany
Ecclesiastical province
Bamberg
Statistics
Area
6,025 km2 (2,326 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2010) 1,307,678 616,485 (44.5%)
Parishes
346
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
4th Century
Cathedral
Speyer Cathedral
Patron saint
Mary, Mother of God
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Bishop of Speyer
Metropolitan Archbishop
Ludwig Schick Archbishop of Bamberg
Auxiliary Bishops
Otto 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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