Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau
Diocese of Passau Diœcesis Passaviensis Bistum Passau | |
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St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Munich and Freising |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,442 km2 (2,101 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 285 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 737 |
| Cathedral | St. Stephan's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Conrad of Parzham St. Maximilian of Celeia St. Valentine |
| Secular priests | 275 (diocesan) 65 (Religious Orders) 46 Permanent Deacons |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Stefan Oster |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Reinhard Marx |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bistum-passau.de | |
The Diocese of Passau (Latin: Diœcesis Passaviensis; German: Bistum Passau) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising. The Prince-Bishopric of Passau was an ecclesiastical principality that existed for centuries until it was secularized in 1803. The diocese covers an area of 5,442 km².