Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer
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Diocese of Speyer Dioecesis Spirensis Bistum Speyer | |
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Mary, Mother of God | |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Bishop of Speyer |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Ludwig Schick Archbishop of Bamberg |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Otto Georgens |
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| Website | |
| bistum-speyer.de | |
The Diocese of Speyer (
The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.
As of 31 December 2006, 44.5% of the population of the diocese was Catholic.
History
In a slightly different hierarchic structure, it is one of the oldest Dioceses in
For these historical reasons, Speyer belongs to the Province of
Bishops
The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann. See also Bishop of Speyer for lists of bishops of the diocese and auxiliary bishops.
Administration
The diocese is directed by bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.
The diocese is structured in the following deaneries, with borders that are almost the same as the local county borders:
| Deanery | City / County | Dean |
| Bad Dürkheim | district Bad Dürkheim
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Priest Michael Paul, Neustadt |
| Donnersberg | District Donnersbergkreis | Priest Markus Horbach, Rockenhausen |
| Germersheim | District Germersheim
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Priest Jörg Rubeck, Germersheim |
| Kaiserslautern | Kaiserslautern city, Kaiserslautern district | Priest Steffen Kühn, Kaiserslautern |
| Kusel | District Kusel | Priest Michael Kapolka, Schönenberg-Kübelberg |
| Landau | Landau city, district Südliche Weinstraße
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Priest Axel Brecht, Landau |
| Ludwigshafen | City of Ludwigshafen
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Priest Dominik Geiger, Ludwigshafen |
| Pirmasens | Pirmasens city, Zweibrücken city, district Südwestpfalz | Priest Johannes Pioth, Pirmasens |
| Saarpfalz | Saarpfalz district
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Priest Eric Klein, Blieskastel-Lautzkirchen |
| Speyer | City of Speyer, Frankenthal city, district Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | Priest Pfarrer Markus Hary, Bobenheim-Roxheim |
References
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