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Suffragan diocese Augsburg, Germany

Diocese of Augsburg

Augustan(us) Vindelicorum

Latin rite diocese in Bavarian Swabia, one of the oldest German sees, with a first cathedral built around 810 under Saint Simpert. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Its seat is Augsburg Cathedral (Dom Unserer Lieben Frau Heimsuchung).

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Augsburg Cathedral, in Augsburg, Germany.

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Established
600
Catholics
1,325,316
Priests
822
Territory
13,250 km²

Parishes and churches

1,257 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Bertram Meier
Born
20 July 1960
Birthplace
Buchloe

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The cathedral

Augsburg Cathedral stands in Augsburg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Among the Latin dioceses of the Catholic Church in Germany stands Augsburg (Latin: Dioecesis Augustanus Vindelicorum), which serves as a suffragan see under the Archdiocese of Munich.

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