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Suffragan diocese Trier, Germany

Diocese of Trier

Treviren(sis)

Latin rite diocese in western Germany and the oldest diocese in the country, an episcopal see continuously since Roman times. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Trier, the oldest episcopal church in Germany.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Saint Peter, in Trier, Germany.

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Established
100
Catholics
1,504,500
Priests
733
Territory
12,870 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Stephan Ackermann
Born
20 March 1963
Birthplace
Mayen

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Saint Peter stands in Trier, 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

Known historically in English as Treves, from the French Trèves, the Diocese of Trier (Latin: Dioecesis Trevirensis) is a Latin Catholic territory of the Church in Germany. In its era as the archbishopric and Electorate of Trier, it ranked among the most important states of the Holy Roman Empire, significant both as an ecclesiastical principality and as a diocese of the church.