Diocese of Erfurt

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Bishop(s) Joachim Wanke, Bishop Reinhard Hauke, Auxiliary Bishop Hans-Reinhard Koch, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 27 June 1994 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paderborn Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Germany Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-erfurt.de/ Mailing Address: Bischofliches Ordinariat, Herrmannsplatz 9, D-99084 Erfurt, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Telephone: (0361)65720 Fax: 6572.444

Historical Details

• Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen
  • Latin Name: Erfordiensis-Meiningensis
  • Erected: 23 July 1973
  • Country: Germany
  • Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles)

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Hugo Aufderbeck † (23 Jul 1973 Appointed - 17 Jan 1981 Died)
• Joachim Wanke (17 Jan 1981 Succeeded - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen
23 July 1973	Erected	Diocese of Fulda Diocese of Würzburg	Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen (erected)
Diocese of Erfurt
27 June 1994	Elevated	Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen	Diocese of Erfurt

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen
1980	358,000	2,383,000	15.0%	284	31	315	1,136	5	41	560	188	ap1981
1990	233,237	2,440,000	9.6%	228	30	258	904	12	37	367	166	ap1991
Diocese of Erfurt
1999	187,251	2,047,474	9.1%	189	31	220	851	18	35	312	178	ap2000
2000	183,710	2,019,191	9.1%	187	32	219	838	18	37	309	178	ap2001
2001	178,387	2,000,000	8.9%	190	29	219	814	18	35	306	178	ap2002
2002	174,845	2,000,000	8.7%	192	27	219	798	18	33	297	178	ap2003
2003	171,723	2,300,000	7.5%	194	25	219	784	18	30	293	178	ap2004
2004	168,589	2,300,000	7.3%	194	24	218	773	18	29	288	178	ap2005
2006	163,938	2,300,000	7.1%	184	19	203	807	18	24	250	178	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Hugo Aufderbeck † (Apostolic Administrator: 23 Jul 1973 to 17 Jan 1981)
• Karl Christian Ebert † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1973 to 12 Nov 1974)
• Reinhard Hauke (Priest: 30 Jun 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Oct 2005)
• Hans-Reinhard Koch (Priest: 17 Jul 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1985 to 27 Nov 2004)
• Joachim Meisner (Priest: 22 Dec 1962; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Mar 1975 to 22 Apr 1980)
• Georg Maximilian Sterzinsky (Priest: 29 Jun 1960 to 28 May 1989)
• Joachim Wanke (Priest: 26 Jun 1966; Coadjutor Apostolic Administrator: 2 Oct 1980; Apostolic Administrator: 17 Jan 1981; Bishop: 27 Jun 1994)