Bishopric of Meißen
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Diocese of Dresden-Meissen Dioecesis Dresdensis-Misnensis Bistum Dresden-Meißen |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Berlin |
| Metropolitan | Berlin |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,934 km2 (6,538 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 4,276,000 141,264 (3.3%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 June 1921 as Diocese of Meissen 15 November 1979 renamed Diocese of Dresden-Meissen |
| Cathedral | Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden |
| Co-cathedral | St. Peter's, Bautzen |
| Patron saint |
St. Benno of Meissen Donatus of Arezzo Afra of Augsburg |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Heinrich Timmerevers Bishop of Dresden-Meissen |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Heiner Koch |
| Emeritus Bishops | Joachim Reinelt |
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| Website | |
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The Diocese of Dresden-Meissen (Latin: Dioecesis Dresdensis-Misnensis; German: Bistum Dresden-Meißen) is a Diocese of Catholic Church in Germany with its seat in Dresden. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Berlin.
Founded as the Bishopric of Meissen (German: Bistum Meißen) in 968, it was dissolved in 1539 during the Protestant Reformation. The diocese was reestablished in 1921 and renamed Dresden-Meissen in 1980. Today its central church is Dresden Cathedral, the former Catholic Church of the Court of Saxony Sanctissimae Trinitatis built from 1739 until 1755 under Elector Frederick Augustus II, and its patron saint is Benno of Meissen.
The modern city of Meissen owes its origin to a castle built by King Henry I the Fowler about 928 to protect German colonists among the pagan Wends. To insure the success of the Christian missions, Otto I suggested at the Roman Synod of 962 the creation of an archiepiscopal see at Magdeburg. Pope John XII consented, and shortly before the execution of the plan in 968 it was decided at the Synod of Ravenna (967) to create three bishoprics — Meissen, Merseburg, and Zeitz — as suffragans of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. The year in which the Diocese of Meissen was established is disputed, as the oldest extant records may be forgeries; however, the record of endowment by Otto I in 971 is genuine.
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