Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg

Diocese of Regensburg

Dioecesis Ratisbonensis

Bistum Regensburg
Coat of arms
Location
Country Germany
Ecclesiastical provinceMunich and Freising
Statistics
Area14,665 km2 (5,662 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,714,000
1,200,209 (70%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established739
CathedralRegensburg Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Wolfgang of Ratisbon
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRudolf Voderholzer
Metropolitan ArchbishopReinhard Marx
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Auxiliary BishopsReinhard Pappenberger, Josef Graf
Vicar GeneralMichael Fuchs
Map
Website
bistum-regensburg.de
Regensburg Cathedral

The Diocese of Regensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church with its episcopal see based in Regensburg, Germany.[1] Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. As of 2014, the diocese had 1.20 million Catholics, constituting 70% of its total population. The current bishop is Rudolf Voderholzer.[2] The main diocesan church is Saint Peter in Regensburg. The diocese is divided into eight regions and 33 deaneries with 769 parishes. It covers an area of 14,665 km2.

  1. ^ "Regensburg (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]".
  2. ^ "Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer [Catholic-Hierarchy]".