Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück
Diocese of Osnabrück Dioecesis Osnabrugensis Bistum Osnabrück | |
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St Peter's Cathedral, Osnabrück | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Hamburg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,573 km2 (4,854 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 256 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 772 |
| Cathedral | St. Peter's Cathedral |
| Secular priests | 320 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop-designate | Dominicus Meier |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Stefan Heße |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Johannes Wübbe |
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| Map | |
Map of Diocese of Osnabrück | |
| Website | |
| bistum-osnabrueck.de | |
The Diocese of Osnabrück (Latin: Dioecesis Osnabrugensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The diocese was originally founded circa 800. It should not be confused with the smaller Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück–an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire until 1803–over which the bishop, as prince-bishop, exercised both temporal and spiritual authority.