Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau

Diocese of Passau Diœcesis Passaviensis Bistum Passau
St. Stephan's Cathedral, Passau
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Location
Country	Germany
Ecclesiastical province	Munich and Freising
Statistics
Area	5,442 km2 (2,101 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2021) 630,353 466,750 (74.0%)
Parishes	285
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	737
Cathedral	St. Stephan's Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Conrad of Parzham St. Maximilian of Celeia St. Valentine
Secular priests	275 (diocesan) 65 (Religious Orders) 46 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Stefan Oster
Metropolitan Archbishop	Reinhard Marx
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Website
bistum-passau.de

Prince-Bishopric of Passau Fürstbistum Passau
999–1805
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Status	Prince-Bishopric
Capital	Passau
Government	Prince-Bishopric
Historical era	Early modern period
• Gained Reichsfreiheit     from Otto III	999
• Bernhardine Charter     grants burghers     municipal freedoms	1299
• Peace of Passau    during Reformation	1552
• Secularised to Bavaria	1805
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Swabia Kingdom of Bavaria

The Diocese of Passau (Latin: Diœcesis Passaviensis) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany that is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising.^[1][2] The Prince-Bishopric of Passau was an ecclesiastical principality that existed for centuries until it was secularized in 1803. The diocese covers an area of 5,442 km².