Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt
| Diocese of Erfurt Dioecesis Erfordiensis Bistum Erfurt | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Territory | Erfurt, Thuringia |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Paderborn |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 2,300,000 163,938 (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 | Francis |
| Bishop | Ulrich Neymeyr |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Hans-Josef Becker Archbishop of Paderborn |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Reinhard Hauke |
| Emeritus Bishops | Joachim Wanke |
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| 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.
After the former bishop Joachim Wanke resigned in 2012 the diocese was without bishop until November 2014 when Ulrich Neymeyr took office. Neymeyr served as auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Mainz before being appointed as bishop of Erfurt.
Ordinaries
- Hugo Aufderbeck † (23 Jul 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1981 Died)
- Joachim Wanke (17 Jan 1981 Succeeded - 1 October 2012 Retired)
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