Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda
The Diocese of Fulda (Latin: Dioecesis Fuldensis) is a Latin Church diocese of th Catholic Church in the north of the German state of Hessen. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is in Fulda Cathedral.
Diocese of Fulda Dioecesis Fuldensis Bistum Fulda | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Paderborn |
| Metropolitan | Paderborn |
| Deaneries | 10 |
| Subdivisions | 43 pastoral areas |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,318 km2 (3,984 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 31 December 2017) 1,720,203 392,840 (22.8%) |
| Parishes | 274 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 5 October 1752 |
| Cathedral | Fulda Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Boniface main patron Saint Elisabeth second patron |
| Secular priests | 262 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Michael Gerber |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Karlheinz Diez |
| Vicar General | Christof Steinert |
| Bishops emeritus | Heinz Josef Algermissen |
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Current extent of the Diocese | |
| Website | |
| bistum-fulda.de | |
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