Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
Appearance
Location | |
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Territory | 23,000 km² |
Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
Metropolitan | Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn |
Statistics | |
Population - Total | 120,000 Catholics (4.4%) |
Information | |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 June 1994 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Sebastian |
Patron saint | St. Norbert of Xanten |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Benedict XVI |
Map | |
Website | |
www.bistum-magdeburg.de |
The Diocese of Magdeburg is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church located in the Germany. Its seat is Magdeburg; it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The Diocese was erected in 1994 out of territories belonging to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
List of bishops of Magdeburg
- Leo Nowak (1994-2004)
- Gerhard Feige (since 2005)
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