- Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
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For the medieval and early modern diocese, see Archbishopric of Magdeburg.
Diocese of Magdeburg
Dioecesis Magdeburgensis
Cathedral of St. SebastianLocation Country Germany Ecclesiastical province Paderborn Metropolitan Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt Statistics Area 23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi) Population
- Catholics
120,000 (4.4%)Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established 27 June 1994 Cathedral Cathedral of St. Sebastian Patron saint St. Norbert of Xanten Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Gerhard Feige
Bishop of MagdeburgMetropolitan Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker
Archbishop of PaderbornEmeritus Bishops Leopold Nowak Map 
Website bistum-magdeburg.de The Diocese of Magdeburg is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church located in the Germany. Its seat is Magdeburg; it is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The Diocese was erected in 1994 out of territories belonging to the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
List of bishops of Magdeburg
- Leo Nowak (1994-2004)
- Gerhard Feige (since 2005)
External links
Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany Province of Bamberg Province of Berlin Province of Cologne Province of Freiburg Province of Hamburg Province of Munich and Freising Province of Paderborn Sui iuris Jurisdictions Categories:- Religious organizations established in 1994
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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