Area 8,532 km (3,294 sq mi) Rite Roman Rite Auxiliary Bishops Ulrich Boom Auxiliary bishop Ulrich Boom Cathedral Würzburg Cathedral | Parishes 619 Established 741 Country Germany Bishop Friedhelm Hofmann | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
1,334,000
826,504 (62%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bamberg |
The Diocese of Würzburg is a diocese of Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, and the bishop is seated at Würzburg Cathedral. Founded in 741, the diocese lost all temporal power after the Napoleonic wars.
See Bishopric of Würzburg for more information about the history of the diocese.
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