Archdiocese of München und Freising
Monacen(sis) et Frisingen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · München und Freising, Germany
The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese in Bavaria, Germany, tracing to the Diocese of Freising founded in 739 and elevated to an archdiocese with the seat in Munich in 1818. It is led by Cardinal Reinhard Marx since 2007, and was previously led by Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI).
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 739
- Latin
- Monacen(sis) et Frisingen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Corbinian
- Annuario code
- 001002315
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,499,000
- Population
- 3,855,000
- Catholic share
- 38.9%
- Priests
- 913
- Catholics per priest
- 1,642
- Extent
- 11,998 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 125
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Reinhard Marx
- Born
- 21 September 1953
- Birthplace
- Geseke
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Frauenkirche stands in München und Freising, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is Freising Cathedral.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Munich and Freising
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AugsburgAugsburg
- Diocese of PassauPassau
- Diocese of RegensburgRegensburg
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Bavaria's Archdiocese of Munich and Freising (German: Erzbistum München und Freising, Latin: Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis) is a Latin Church territory of the Catholic Church in Germany, governed by the Archbishop of Munich and Freising. He administers the see from the co-cathedral in Munich, the Frauenkirche; the much older second co-cathedral is Freising Cathedral.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].