List of Catholic dioceses in Germany explained

The Catholic Church in Germany comprises 7 ecclesiastical provinces each headed by an archbishop. The provinces are in turn subdivided into 20 dioceses and 7 archdioceses each headed by a bishop or an archbishop.

List of Dioceses

Episcopal Conference of Germany

See main article: German Bishops' Conference.

Ecclesiastical province of Bamberg

• Archdiocese of Bamberg
  • Diocese of Eichstätt
  • Diocese of Speyer
  • Diocese of Würzburg

Ecclesiastical province of Berlin

• Archdiocese of Berlin
  • Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
  • Diocese of Görlitz

Ecclesiastical province of Cologne

Alternative name: Rhenish Ecclesiastical Province

• Archdiocese of Cologne
  • Diocese of Aachen
  • Diocese of Essen
  • Diocese of Limburg
  • Diocese of Münster
  • Diocese of Trier

Ecclesiastical province of Freiburg im Breisgau

Alternative name: Upper Rhenish Ecclesiastical Province

• Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Diocese of Mainz
  • Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Ecclesiastical province of Hamburg

Alternative name: Northern German Ecclesiastical Province

• Archdiocese of Hamburg
  • Diocese of Hildesheim
  • Diocese of Osnabrück

Ecclesiastical province of Munich and Freising

• Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
  • Diocese of Augsburg
  • Diocese of Passau
  • Diocese of Regensburg

Ecclesiastical province of Paderborn

Alternative name: Central German Ecclesiastical Province

• Archdiocese of Paderborn
  • Diocese of Erfurt
  • Diocese of Fulda
  • Diocese of Magdeburg

References

• Catholic-Hierarchy entry.
• GCatholic.org.