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Diocese of Augsburg Dioecesis Augustanus Vindelicorum Bistum Augsburg | |
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 Augsburg Cathedral | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Munich and Freising |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,250 km2 (5,120 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 2,316,270 1,325,316 (57.2%) |
| Parishes | 998 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 6th Century |
| Cathedral | Augsburg Cathedral |
| Co-cathedral | Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul, Dillingen |
| Patron saint | St. Ulric of Augsburg St. Simbert of Augsburg St. Afra |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bertram Meier |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Reinhard Marx |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Anton Losinger Florian Wörner |
| Vicar General | Harald Heinrich |
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| Map | |
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| Website | |
| bistum-augsburg.de | |
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]
- ^ "Diocese of Augsburg" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Diocese of Augsburg" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016