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 Expositur St. Peter und Paul Bubach a. Forst Holzheim am ForstTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Staubing St. Stefan KelheimTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Stein St. Laurentius PlößbergTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Steinbühl St. Nikolaus KötztingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Ulrichsberg St. Ulrich GraflingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Vilzing St. Laurentius ChamTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Wallkofen Mariä Himmelfahrt GeiselhöringTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Walting St. Marien Furth im WaldTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Warzenried Herz Jesu EschlkamTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Wiesbach St. Michael EgglkofenTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Wildeppenried St. Bartholomäus OberviechtachTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Zenching St. Ägid RimbachTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Expositur Zinzenzell St. Michael WiesenfeldenTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Falkenberg St. Pankratius Falkenberg/Opf.Town not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Falkenberg/Ndb. St. LaurentiusTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Fichtelberg Mariä GeburtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Friedenfels Maria ImmaculataTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Fuchsmühl Maria HilfTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Furth im Wald Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Gaindorf St. Peter VilsbiburgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Gangkofen-Obertrennbach-Reicheneibach Mariä HimmelfahrtTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Geigant St. BartholomäusTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Geiselhöring St. Peter und ErasmusTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Grafenkirchen St. Laurentius PemflingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Grafentraubach St. Pankratius LaberweintingTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Grafenwiesen Hl. DreifaltigkeitTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Grafling St. AndreasTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Griesbach/Opf. St. Martin MähringTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Großgundertshausen Hl. Kreuz MainburgTown not recordedView parish
- Pfarrei Großkonreuth St. Johann MähringTown 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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