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Diocese of Limburg
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The Diocese of Limburg is a Latin Church diocese spanning parts of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, established in 1821 and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cologne. It is led by Bishop Georg Batzing, who served as president of the German Bishops' Conference from 2020 until February 2026.
- Bishop
- Georg Bätzing
- Latin name
- Limburgen(sis)
- Erected
- 16 August 1821
- Cathedral
- Limburg Cathedral (St. George's Cathedral)
- Co-cathedral
- Frankfurt Cathedral (St. Bartholomew)
- Patron
- Saint George
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Cologne (Archdiocese of Cologne)
- Catholics
- 648,619
- Chancery
- Bischöfliches Ordinariat, Rossmarkt 4, D-65549 Limburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Telephone
- Tel. [06431]2950; fax 295.476
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Diocese of Mainz 46 km
- Archdiocese of Köln 100 km
- Diocese of Fulda 115 km
- Speyer 122 km
- Trier 124 km
- Diocese of Essen 140 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Antonius · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
- St. Hildegard · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
- St. Jakobus · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
- St. Josef · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
- St. Lubentius · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
- St. Marien · Limburg an der Lahn 1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001002003 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08