archdiocese of Hamburg, Germany

The modern archdiocese was founded on 23 July 1973 as the Apostolic Administration of Schwerin. Elevated to an archdiocese and renamed to the archdiocese of Hamburg on 24 October 1994. Suffragn dioceses include

• Hildesheim
• Osnabrück

Notable bishops include

• Anschar

See also

• Catholic-Hierarchy.Org
• archdiocese of Hamburg deutsch
• patron saints index

New Catholic Dictionary

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