Roman Catholicism in Germany

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The Roman Catholic Church in Germany is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. Securalisation has hit in Germany as elsewhere in Europe; nowadays less than one third of the total population is Catholic (31.4% or 25,905,000 people as of December 2005) compared to 45% in 1970. Furthermore, a mere 14.2% of German Catholics attended mass on Sundays in 2005.

There are 7 archdioceses and 20 dioceses.

Archdiocese of Bamberg
Archdiocese of Berlin
Archbishopric of Cologne (includes the former Archbishopric of Trier)
Archdiocese of Freiburg (includes the former Archbishopric of Mainz)
Archdiocese of Hamburg
Archdiocese of Munich
Archdiocese of Paderborn

The current Pope Benedict XVI comes from Bavaria, one of the most Catholic areas.

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Roman Catholicism in Europe

Albania · Andorra · Armenia² · Austria · Azerbaijan⁴ · Belarus · Belgium · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus² · Czech Republic · Denmark · Estonia · Finland · France · Georgia⁴ · Germany · Greece · Hungary · Iceland · Ireland · Italy · Kazakhstan¹ · Latvia · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Republic of Macedonia · Malta · Moldova · Monaco · Montenegro · Netherlands · Norway · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia¹ · San Marino · Serbia · Slovakia · Slovenia · Spain · Sweden · Switzerland · Turkey¹ · Ukraine · United Kingdom · Vatican City

Dependencies, autonomies and other territories
Abkhazia⁴ · Adjara² · Åland · Azores · Akrotiri and Dhekelia · Crimea · Faroe Islands · Gibraltar · Guernsey · Isle of Man · Jersey · Kosovo · Madeira · Nagorno-Karabakh² · Nakhichevan² · Transnistria · Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus^2, 3

¹ Has significant territory in Asia. ² Entirely in West Asia, but considered European for cultural, political and historical reasons. ³ Only recognised by Turkey. ⁴ Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia.

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