Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

Coordinates: 48°08′19″N 11°34′26″E / 48.13861°N 11.57389°E / 48.13861; 11.57389
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Archdiocese of Munich and Freising

Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis

Erzbistum München und Freising
Frauenkirche
Co-cathedralFreising Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Corbinian
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopReinhard Marx
Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Auxiliary BishopsWolfgang Bischof, Rupert zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Bishops emeritusFriedrich Wetter, Bernhard Haßlberger
Map
Website
erzbistum-muenchen-und-freising.de
Freising Cathedral
The Freising Cathedral's pipe organ
Palais Holnstein
, the Archbishop's residence

The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising (

Frauenkirche. The other, much older co-cathedral is Freising Cathedral
.

The see was canonically erected in about 739 by

prince-bishopric. The diocese was dissolved in 1803 following the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, although a titular bishop ruled until April 1, 1818, when Pope Pius VII
elevated the diocese to an archdiocese with its new seat in Munich, rather than Freising.

The archdiocese is divided into forty deaneries with 758

Bishop of Regensburg
.

The most famous archbishop was Joseph Ratzinger, who was elected as Pope Benedict XVI.

The residence of the Archbishops of Munich and Freising is the

Palais Holnstein
in Munich.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of München und Freising" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

External links

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