Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz
The Diocese of Mainz, (Latin: Diœcesis Moguntinus) historically known in English as Mentz as well as by its French name Mayence, is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It was founded in 304, promoted in 780 to Metropolitan Archbishopric of Mainz and demoted back in 1802 to bishopric. The diocese is suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg. Its district is located in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. The seat of the diocese is in Mainz at the Cathedral dedicated to Saints Martin and Stephen.
Diocese of Mainz Diœcesis Moguntinus Bistum Mainz | |
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Mainz Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Freiburg |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Freiburg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,692 km2 (2,970 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 2,982,141 686,705 (24.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4th Century |
| Cathedral | Mainz Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Martin of Tours |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Peter Kohlgraf |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stephan Burger |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Udo Bentz |
| Vicar General | Udo Bentz |
| Bishops emeritus | Franziskus Eisenbach |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bistummainz.de | |
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