Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer

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Diocese of Speyer Dioecesis Spirensis Bistum Speyer
Location
Country	Germany
Ecclesiastical province	Bamberg
Statistics
Area	6,025 km2 (2,326 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,307,678 616,485 (44.5%)
Parishes	346
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	4th Century
Cathedral	Speyer Cathedral
Patron saint	Mary, Mother of God
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Karl-Heinz Wiesemann Bishop of Speyer
Metropolitan Archbishop	Ludwig Schick Archbishop of Bamberg
Auxiliary Bishops	Otto Georgens
Map
Website
bistum-speyer.de

The Diocese of Speyer (Latin: Dioecesis Spirensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the South of the Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises also the Saarpfalz district in the east of the Saarland. The bishop's see is in the Palatinate city of Speyer.

The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.

As of 31 December 2006, 44.5% of the population of the diocese was Catholic.