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Diocese of Speyer Dioecesis Spirensis Bistum Speyer | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Bamberg |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Bamberg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,025 km2 (2,326 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 1,574,330 508,700 (32.3%) |
| 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 |
| Secular priests | 242 (Diocesan) 27 (Religious Orders) 65 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Bishop of Speyer |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ludwig Schick Archbishop of Bamberg |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Otto Georgens |
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| 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 2022, 32.3% of the population of the diocese was Catholic.