Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Diocese of Speyer (lat. Dioecesis Spirensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the South of the Rhineland-Palatinate and comprises also the Saarpfalz district in the east of the Saarland. The bishop’s see is in the Palatinate city of Speyer. The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann. See also Bishop of Speyer for a list of previous bishops.As of 31 December 2006 44.5% of the population of the diocese was Catholic.
