Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg is a Latin-rite ecclesiastical territory in central Germany, centered on the city of Magdeburg and forming part of the Catholic Church’s structure in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin Church ecclesiastical territory
Roman Catholic diocese
belongsTo Catholic Church in Germany
bishopStartOfOffice 2005
bishopTitle Bishop of Magdeburg
cathedral Magdeburg Cathedral
surface form: Cathedral of Saints Catherine and Maurice, Magdeburg

Magdeburg Cathedral
surface form: Magdeburg Cathedral (Catholic cathedral of the diocese)
clergyType secular clergy
coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Diocese of Magdeburg
country Germany
coversRegion most of Saxony-Anhalt
parts of Brandenburg
parts of Saxony
currentBishop Gerhard Feige NERFINISHED
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalProvince Ecclesiastical province of Paderborn
established 1994
establishedBy Pope John Paul II
firstDiocesanBishop Leo Nowak
firstDiocesanBishopEndOfOffice 2004
firstDiocesanBishopStartOfOffice 1994
governedBy diocesan bishop
hasCathedralCity Magdeburg NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver parishes in Saxony-Anhalt
parishes in parts of Brandenburg
parishes in parts of Saxony
hasPastoralResponsibilityFor Roman Catholics in its territory
hasWebsite https://www.bistum-magdeburg.de/
historicalPrecursor Medieval Prince-Bishopric of Magdeburg
isPartOf German Bishops' Conference
surface form: Conference of Catholic Bishops in Germany
languageOfLiturgy German
locatedIn Magdeburg NERFINISHED
Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED
central Germany
metropolitanSee Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn
surface form: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paderborn
originatedFrom Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg self-linksurface differs
surface form: Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg
primaryCity Magdeburg NERFINISHED
religion Catholicism
rite Roman Rite
subordinateTo Holy See
suiIurisChurch Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
territoryPreviouslyPartOf Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda
Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim
Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paderborn
typeOfOrganization religious organization
usesCalendar Gregorian calendar for liturgy

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim borderedBy Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor foundedInstitution Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
this entity surface form: Archbishopric of Magdeburg
Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg originatedFrom Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Apostolic Administration of Magdeburg