Diocese of Fulda
Fulden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Fulda, Germany
The Diocese of Fulda is a Latin Church diocese in the German state of Hesse, with roots in the abbey founded by Saint Boniface and erected as a diocese in 1752. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paderborn and led by Bishop Michael Gerber since 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 5 October 1752
- Latin
- Fulden(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Boniface
- Annuario code
- 001001450
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 392,840
- Population
- 1,720,203
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 22.8%
- Priests
- 262
- Catholics per priest
- 1,499
- Extent
- 10,318 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 38
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Michael Gerber
- Born
- 15 January 1970
- Birthplace
- Oberkirch
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Fulda Cathedral stands in Fulda, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Paderborn
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of PaderbornPaderborn
- Diocese of ErfurtErfurt
- Diocese of MagdeburgMagdeburg
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the north of the German state of Hessen lies the Diocese of Fulda (Latin: Dioecesis Fuldensis), a Latin Church see suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn. The bishop's seat is Fulda Cathedral.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.