Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg

Diocese of Würzburg

Dioecesis Herbipolensis

Bistum Würzburg
Coat of arms
Location
CountryGermany
Ecclesiastical provinceBamberg
MetropolitanDiocese of Bamberg
Statistics
Area8,532 km2 (3,294 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2022)
  • 1,320,093
  • 774,000 (58.6%)
Parishes603
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established741
CathedralCathedral of Saints Killian, Colonat, and Totnan
(Dom Ss. Killian, Kolonat und Totnan)
Patron saintSaint Kilian
Saint Totnan
Saint Colman
Secular priests373 (Diocesan)
129 (Religious Orders)
201 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
BishopFranz Jung
Auxiliary BishopsPaul Reder
Bishops emeritus
  • Friedhelm Hofmann
  • Ulrich Boom
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Diocese of Würzburg
Website
www.bistum-wuerzburg.de/

The Diocese of Würzburg (Latin: Dioecesis Herbipolensis) is a Latin Church diocese of Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, and the bishop is seated at Würzburg Cathedral. Founded in 741, the diocese lost all temporal power after the Napoleonic wars.

See Bishopric of Würzburg for more information about the history of the diocese.