Roman Catholic Diocese of Halberstadt

Diocese of Halberstadt
Halberstadt Cathedral
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First holderHildegrim of Châlons
Established804
Dissolved1648

The Diocese of Halberstadt was a Catholic diocese (German: Bistum Halberstadt) from 804 until 1648. From 1180, the bishops or administrators of Halberstadt ruled a state within the Holy Roman Empire, the prince-bishopric of Halberstadt (German Hochstift Halberstadt). The diocesan seat and secular capital was Halberstadt in present-day Saxony-Anhalt.

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