Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz

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The Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz was a medieval Roman Catholic bishopric in central Germany, centered on the cities of Zeitz and later Naumburg, that played a significant religious and political role in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic diocese
medieval bishopric
bishopRank Prince-bishop
bishopsWere imperial princes
borderedBy Archdiocese of Magdeburg
Diocese of Meissen
Diocese of Merseburg
cathedralDedication Saint Peter and Saint Paul
clergyIncluded cathedral canons
secular priests
country Holy Roman Empire
dissolvedDuring Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
established 10th century
establishedAs Bishopric of Zeitz
follows Diocese of Zeitz
governedBy Bishop of Naumburg-Zeitz
governedTerritory secular lordship within the Holy Roman Empire
hadChapterAt Naumburg Cathedral
Zeitz Cathedral
hasCathedral Naumburg Cathedral
hasCathedralCity Naumburg
Zeitz
hasSuccessorJurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen
Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg
historicalRegion March of Meissen
Ostmark
languageOfLiturgy Latin
locatedIn Saxony
Thuringia
central Germany
metropolitanSee Archdiocese of Magdeburg
NaumburgCathedralStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
partOf Ecclesiastical province of Magdeburg
playedRoleIn Christianization of central Germany
imperial politics of the Holy Roman Empire
religion Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
reorganized as Bishopric of Naumburg
rite Latin Rite
seatMovedFrom Zeitz
seatMovedTo Naumburg
suppressed 16th century
territoryIncludes parts of modern Saxony
parts of modern Saxony-Anhalt
parts of modern Thuringia
typeOfJurisdiction territorial diocese
usedCalendar Julian calendar

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Naumburg Cathedral diocese Diocese of Naumburg-Zeitz