Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg

Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau

Archidioecesis Friburgensis

Erzbistum Freiburg
Freiburg Minster
Location
Country Germany
Ecclesiastical provinceFreiburg
Statistics
Area16,229 km2 (6,266 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
4,791,293
1,855,485 (38.7%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 August 1821
CathedralFreiburg Minster
Patron saintVirgin Mary
St. Conrad of Constance
St. Gebhard of Constance
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Metropolitan ArchbishopStephan Burger
Auxiliary BishopsPeter Birkhofer, Christian Würtz
Bishops emeritusRobert Zollitsch, Rainer Klug, Paul Friedrich Wehrle
Map
Website
ebfr.de

The Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau (Latin Archidioecesis Friburgensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Baden-Württemberg comprising the former states of Baden and Hohenzollern. The Archdiocese of Freiburg is led by an archbishop, who also serves as the metropolitan bishop of the Upper-Rhine ecclesiastical province for the suffragan dioceses of Mainz and Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Its seat is Freiburg Minster in Freiburg im Breisgau.

The 14th Archbishop of Freiburg, Robert Zollitsch, followed his predecessor Oskar Saier, who served from 1978 to 2002. On May 30, 2014 Stephan Burger was elected by the Chapter as the new Archbishop of Freiburg. He was ordained as bishop on June 29, 2014.


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