Suffragan diocese Regensburg, Germany
Diocese of Regensburg
Ratisbonen(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Regensburg is a Latin Church diocese covering northeastern Bavaria, Germany, founded in 739 by Saint Boniface and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. Rudolf Voderholzer has been bishop since 2012.
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- Established
- 739
- Catholics
- 1,200,000
- Priests
- 830
- Territory
- 14,665 km²
Parishes and churches
963 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Pfarrei Neukirchen b. Haggn St. Martin Neukirchen bei HaggnTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Neukirchen-BalbiniTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Neunburg v.W. St. JosefTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Niederhornbach St. Laurentius PfeffenhausenTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Niedermotzing St. Bartholomäus AholfingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Niedermurach St. MartinTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Niederumelsdorf St. Ulrich SiegenburgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Nittendorf St. KatharinaTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberdietfurt St. Johannes d. Täufer MassingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Obereulenbach St. Sebastian Abensberg-MainburgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberhatzkofen Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberköblitz St. Josef Wernberg-KöblitzTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberschneiding Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Obertrennbach St. Vitus GangkofenTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberviechtach St. Johannes der TäuferTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Oberwinkling St. Wolfgang NiederwinklingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Offenstetten St. VitusTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Painten St. GeorgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Paring St. Michael LangquaidTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Parsberg St. AndreasTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Patersdorf St. MartinTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Patrona Bavariae NeusorgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pechbrunn Herz JesuTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pemfling St. AndreasTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Perkam Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pettendorf St. MargaretaTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pfaffendorf Mariä Opferung MainburgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pfeffenhausen St. MartinTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pfreimd Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Pielenhofen Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Rudolf Voderholzer
- Born
- 9 October 1959
- Birthplace
- München
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The cathedral
Regensburg Cathedral stands in Regensburg, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
With its episcopal see at Regensburg, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Ratisbonensis; German: Bistum Regensburg) covers parts of northeastern Bavaria across 14,665 km2 and stands subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. As of 2014 it counted 1.20 million Catholics, 70% of its total population. Saint Peter in Regensburg is the main diocesan church, and Rudolf Voderholzer is the current bishop. The diocese is organized into eight regions and 33 deaneries containing 769 parishes.
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- Auxiliary Bishop Josef Graf of Regensburg backs married priests
- Vatican diplomat Florian Kolfhaus dies
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