Diocese of Regensburg
The Diocese of Regensburg is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church with its episcopal see based in Regensburg, Germany. Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising., the diocese had 1.20 million Catholics, constituting 70% of its total population. The current bishop is Rudolf Voderholzer. 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.
History
The diocese was founded in 739 by Saint Boniface; it was originally subordinate to the archbishop of Salzburg. By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the Bishopric was incorporated into the new Archbishopric of Regensburg.Ordinaries
- Friedrich von Parsberg †
- Friedrich von Plankenfels †
- Ruprecht Pfalzgraf von Rhein †
- Heinrich von Absberg †
- Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein †
- Johann Pfalzgraf bei Rhein †
- Pankraz von Sinzenhofen †
- Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim †
- Veit von Fraunberg †
- David Kölderer von Burgstall †
- Philipp Wilhelm Herzog von Bayern †
- Sigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn †
- Wolfgang von Hausen †
- Albert Reichsfreiherr von Törring †
- Franz Wilhelm Reichsgraf von Wartenberg †
- Johann Georg Graf von Herberstein †
- Adam Lorenz Reichsgraf von Törring-Stein †
- Guidobald Reichsgraf von Thun †
- Albrecht Sigmund Herzog von Bayern †
- Joseph Clemens Kajetan Herzog von Bayern †
- Clemens August Maria Herzog von Bayern †
- Johann Theodor Herzog von Bayern †
- Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen †
- Anton Ignaz Reichsgraf von Fugger-Glött †
- Max Polykarp Reichsgraf von Törring-Jettenbach †
- Joseph Konrad Freiherr von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. †
- Karl Theodor Freiherr von Dalberg †
- Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Wolf †
- Johann Michael Sailer †
- Georg Michael Wittman †
- Franz Xaver von Schwäbl †
- Valentin von Riedel †
- Ignatius von Senestrey †
- Antonius von Henle †
- Michael Buchberger †
- Rudolf Graber †
- Manfred Müller †
- Gerhard Ludwig Müller ; elevated to Cardinal in 2014
- Rudolf Voderholzer