| Diocese of Erfurt Dioecesis Erfordiensis |
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Erfurt Cathedral |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
| Metropolitan | Erfurt, Thuringia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Catholics |
163,938 (7.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 June 1994 |
| Cathedral | Erfurt Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Elisabeth of Thuringia |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Joachim Wanke Bishop of Erfurt |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Reinhard Hauke |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bistum-erfurt.de | |
The Diocese of Erfurt is a diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The diocese was erected in 1973 as the apostolic administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, and was elevated in 1994 to the current diocese of Erfurt. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The current bishop is Joachim Wanke, who was appointed in 1981.
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