The Prince-Bishopric of Speyer, formerly known as Spires in English, (German: Hochstift Speyer, Fürstbistum Speyer, BistumSpeyer) was an ecclesiastical
Stadt Speyer, Vol. 1, 1982, Kohlhammer Verlag, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-17-007522-5, pp. 118–144 BistumSpeyer (Bishopric Speyer) Geschichte der Stadt Speyer, Vol
The Diocese of Speyer (Latin: Dioecesis Spirensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the South of the Rhineland-Palatinate
Schlembach; Speyer: Pilger-Verlag, 2007; ISBN 3-87637-082-5 "BistumSpeyer - Bischof Dr. Karl-Heinz Wiesemann". Homepage of the Diocese of Speyer (in German)