Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
For the medieval and early modern diocese, see Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
Diocese of Magdeburg Dioecesis Magdeburgensis | |
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Cathedral of St. Sebastian | |
Location | |
Country | Germany |
Territory | Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt |
Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
Statistics | |
Area | 23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 2,723,000 120,000 (4.4%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 June 1994 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Sebastian |
Patron saint | St. Norbert of Xanten |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
Gerhard Feige Bishop of Magdeburg |
Metropolitan Archbishop |
Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn |
Emeritus Bishops | Leopold Nowak |
Map | |
Website | |
bistum-magdeburg.de |
The Diocese of Magdeburg is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church located in the Germany. Its seat is Magdeburg; it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The Diocese was erected in 1994 out of territories belonging to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
List of bishops of Magdeburg
- Leo Nowak (1994-2004)
- Gerhard Feige (since 2005)
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Coordinates: 52°07′35″N 11°37′54″E / 52.12639°N 11.63167°E
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