Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg

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Diocese of Regensburg Dioecesis Ratisbonensis Bistum Regensburg
Coat of arms
Location
Country	Germany
Ecclesiastical province	Munich and Freising
Statistics
Area	14,665 km2 (5,662 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,714,000 1,200,209 (70%)
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	Francis
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

The Diocese of Regensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church with its episcopal see based in Regensburg, Germany.^[1] Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. As of 2014^[update], the diocese had 1.20 million Catholics, constituting 70% of its total population. The current bishop is Rudolf Voderholzer.^[2] The main diocesan church is Saint Peter in Regensburg. The diocese is divided into eight regions and 33 deaneries with 769 parishes. It covers an area of 14,665 km².