The Diocese of Erfurt (Latin: Dioecesis Erfordiensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The diocese was created in 1973 as the apostolic administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, and was elevated in 1994 to the current diocese of Erfurt. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
Diocese of Erfurt Dioecesis Erfordiensis Bistum Erfurt | |
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| Location | |
| Country | {Germany |
| Territory | Erfurt, Thuringia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,188,589 152,282 (7%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1994 |
| Cathedral | Erfurt Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Elisabeth of Thuringia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ulrich Neymeyr |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Reinhard Hauke |
| Bishops emeritus | Joachim Wanke |
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| Website | |
| bistum-erfurt.de | |
After the former bishop Joachim Wanke resigned in 2012 the diocese was without bishop until November 2014 when Ulrich Neymeyr took office. Neymeyr served as auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Mainz before being appointed as bishop of Erfurt.
Ordinaries
edit- Hugo Aufderbeck (23 July 1973 Appointed – 17 January 1981 Died)
- Joachim Wanke (17 January 1981 Succeeded – 1 October 2012 Retired)
- Ulrich Neymeyr (19 September 2014 – present)
References
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