- Roman Catholic Diocese of Erfurt
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Diocese of Erfurt
Dioecesis Erfordiensis
Erfurt CathedralLocation Country Germany Ecclesiastical province Paderborn Metropolitan Erfurt, Thuringia Statistics Area 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi) Population
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163,938 (7.1%)Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established 27 June 1994 Cathedral Erfurt Cathedral Patron saint St. Elisabeth of Thuringia Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Joachim Wanke
Bishop of ErfurtMetropolitan Archbishop Hans-Josef Becker
Archbishop of PaderbornAuxiliary Bishop Reinhard Hauke Map 
Website bistum-erfurt.de The Diocese of Erfurt is a diocese of the Catholic church in Germany. The diocese was erected in 1973 as the apostolic administration of Erfurt-Meiningen, and was elevated in 1994 to the current diocese of Erfurt. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paderborn.
The current bishop is Joachim Wanke, who was appointed in 1981.
Ordinaries
- Hugo Aufderbeck † (23 Jul 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1981 Died)
- Joachim Wanke (17 Jan 1981 Succeeded - )
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:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany
- Religious organizations established in 1994
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