The see was canonically erected in about 739 by Saint Boniface as the Diocese of Freising, and later became a prince-bishopric. The diocese was dissolved in 1803 following the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire, although a titular bishop ruled until April 1, 1818, when Pope Pius VII elevated the diocese to an archdiocese with its new seat in Munich, rather than Freising.
roman, catholic, archdiocese, munich, freising, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, bo. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising German Erzbistum Munchen und Freising Latin Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Bavaria Germany 1 2 It is governed by the Archbishop of Munich and Freising who administers the see from the co cathedral in Munich the Frauenkirche The other much older co cathedral is Freising Cathedral Archdiocese of Munich and FreisingArchidioecesis Monacensis et FrisingensisErzbistum Munchen und FreisingFrauenkirche MunichCoat of armsLocationCountry GermanyEcclesiastical provinceMunich and FreisingStatisticsArea11 998 km2 4 632 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2022 3 855 0001 499 000 38 9 Parishes747InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished739CathedralFrauenkircheCo cathedralFreising CathedralPatron saintSt CorbinianCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopReinhard MarxArchbishop of Munich and FreisingAuxiliary BishopsWolfgang Bischof Rupert zu Stolberg StolbergBishops emeritusFriedrich Wetter Bernhard HasslbergerMapWebsiteerzbistum muenchen und freising de Freising Cathedral The Freising Cathedral s pipe organ Palais Holnstein the Archbishop s residence The see was canonically erected in about 739 by Saint Boniface as the Diocese of Freising and later became a prince bishopric The diocese was dissolved in 1803 following the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire although a titular bishop ruled until April 1 1818 when Pope Pius VII elevated the diocese to an archdiocese with its new seat in Munich rather than Freising The archdiocese is divided into forty deaneries with 758 parishes Its suffragan bishops are the Bishop of Augsburg the Bishop of Passau and the Bishop of Regensburg The most famous archbishop was Joseph Ratzinger who was elected as Pope Benedict XVI The residence of the Archbishops of Munich and Freising is the Palais Holnstein in Munich See also editBishops of Freising and Archbishops of Munich and Freising Prince Bishopric of FreisingReferences edit Archdiocese of Munchen und Freising Munich Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Munchen und Freising GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved February 29 2016External links editRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich in German Catholic Encyclopedia article history of the diocese up to Archbishop von Bettinger 48 08 19 N 11 34 26 E 48 13861 N 11 57389 E 48 13861 11 57389 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising amp oldid 1215271465, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,