Worms Cathedral

Worms Cathedral
Worms Cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral
Wormser Dom
	The east end of the Cathedral.
	49°37′49″N 8°21′35″E / 49.63028°N 8.35972°E
Location	Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate
Country	Germany
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	pg-dom-st-peter-worms.bistummainz.de/index.html
History
Former names	Cathedral Church of St. Peter of Worms
Founder(s)	Berthulf of Worms
Architecture
Previous cathedrals	2
Architectural type	Romanesque
Years built	1130–1181
Specifications
Nave height	26 m (85 ft)
Number of spires	4
Bells	8
Tenor bell weight	2,855 kg (6,294 lb)
Administration
Province	Freiburg
Diocese	Mainz
Clergy
Provost	Tobias Schäfer
Pastor(s)	Max Wagner
Chaplain(s)	P. Jiří Landa
Deacon(s)	Hans-Jürgen Springer
Laity
Organist/Director of music	Daniel Wolf
Organist(s)	Dan Zerfaß

St Peter's Cathedral (German: Wormser Dom) is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in Worms, southern Germany.

The cathedral is located on the highest point of the inner city of Worms and is the most important building of the Romanesque style in Worms. It is closely associated with Bishop Burchard and the high point of Worms' history in the 12th and 13th centuries. It was the seat of the Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Worms until its extinction in 1802, during German mediatisation, whose prince-bishops resided next door in the Bischofshof palace.

After the extinction of the bishopric, it was reduced in status to that of a parish church; however, it was bestowed the title of minor basilica in 1925 by Pope Pius XI.

Most of the cathedral was finished by 1181, however the west choir and the vaulting were built in the 13th century, the elaborate south portal was added in the 14th century, and the central dome has been rebuilt.^[1]

Great events associated with the cathedral include the nomination of Leo IX as Pope in 1048, the Concordat of Worms which ended the Investiture controversy in 1122, the marriage of Emperor Frederick II to Isabella of England in 1235 and the Diet of Worms in 1521, during which Martin Luther was condemned as a heretic.

^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Worms". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 832–833.

[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Worms". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 832–833.

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