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Diocese of Regensburg Dioecesis Ratisbonensis Bistum Regensburg | |
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| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Munich and Freising |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,665 km2 (5,662 sq mi) |
Population
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| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 739 |
| Cathedral | Regensburg Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rudolf Voderholzer |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Reinhard Marx Archbishop of Munich and Freising |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Reinhard Pappenberger,Josef Graf |
| Vicar General | Michael Fuchs |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| bistum-regensburg.de | |
TheDiocese of Regensburg (Latin:Dioecesis Ratisbonensis;German:Bistum Regensburg) is aLatin Churchdiocese of theCatholic Church with its episcopal see based inRegensburg, Germany.[1] Its district covers parts of northeasternBavaria; it is subordinate to thearchbishop of Munich and Freising. As of 2014[update], the diocese had 1.20 million Catholics, constituting 70% of its total population. The current bishop isRudolf Voderholzer.[2] The main diocesan church isSaint Peter in Regensburg. The diocese is divided into eight regions and 33 deaneries with 769parishes. It covers an area of 14,665 km2.
The diocese was founded in 739 bySaint Boniface;[3] it was originally subordinate to thearchbishop of Salzburg. By theReichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the Bishopric was incorporated into the newArchbishopric of Regensburg.
In July 2017, allegations surfaced that there was "a high degree of plausibility" that at least 547 members of the diocese's prestigious Domspatzen choir were either physically abused, sexually abused, or both between the years 1945 and 1992.[4] Current bishopRudolf Voderholzer had already announced plans to offer victims compensation of between 5,000 and 20,000 euros ($5,730 US and $22,930) each by the end of 2017.[4] The report faultedGeorg Ratzinger, the brother of Pope Benedict XVI and director of the choir between the years 1964 and 1994,[4] for "in particular for 'looking away' or for failing to intervene."[4] The report also stated that former BishopGerhard Ludwig Muller bears "clear responsibility for the strategic, organizational and communicative weaknesses" in the Diocese'
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