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Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt
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The Diocese of Eichstätt (Latin: Dioecesis Eystettensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Bavaria. Its seat is Eichstätt, and it is subordinate to the archbishop of Bamberg. The diocese was erected in 745; from the Middle Ages until 1805, it was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The current bishop of Eichstätt is Dr. Gregor Maria Hanke, OSB; formerly the Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten, he was named to the See by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 October 2006, and he was consecrated at the Cathedral of Eichstätt on 2 December 2006. The diocese covers an area of 6,025 km2, with 48,9% (as per 31 Dez. 2006) just under half of the population is catholic.
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Diocese of Eichstätt Dioecesis Eystettensis Bistum Eichstätt | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Bamberg |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,025 km2 (2,326 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 890,000 442,772 (49.7%) |
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Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 745 |
Cathedral | Eichstätt Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Walburga St. Willibald |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Ludwig Schick |
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Website | |
bistum-eichstaett.de |
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