This is an incomplete list of basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope. Currently there are some 76 basilicas in Germany.
Location | Circumscription | Basilica | Date of Designation | Image |
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Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption | September 2, 1897 |
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Berlin-Neukölln | Military Ordinariate of Germany | Basilica of St. John the Baptist Patron of Breslavia | December 3, 1906 |
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Altötting, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Ann | July 8, 1913 |
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Ettal, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Ettal Abbey | January 28, 1920 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | St. Matthias' Abbey | March 20, 1920 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | St. Gereon's Basilica | June 25, 1920 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Ursula | June 25, 1920 |
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Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Basilica of St Mary Comforter of Sorrows | April 11, 1923 |
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Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | Worms Cathedral | November 12, 1923 |
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Bamberg, Bavaria | Bamberg | Imperial Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. George | December 4, 1923 |
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Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer | Speyer Cathedral | May 13, 1925 |
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Seligenstadt, Hesse | Mainz | Basilica of Sts. Marcellinus and Petrus | May 27, 1925 |
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Ottobeuren, Bavaria | Augsburg | Ottobeuren Abbey | November 25, 1925 |
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Maria Laach, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Maria Laach Abbey | July 14, 1926 |
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Streithausen, Rhineland-Palatinate | Limburg | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | June 22, 1927 |
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Berlin | Berlin | St. Hedwig's Cathedral | October 27, 1927 |
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Niddatal, Hesse | Mainz | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Sts. Peter and Paul | November 28, 1928 |
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Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | Basilica of St. Martin | March 12, 1930 |
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Niederalteich, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Mauritius | November 11, 1931 |
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Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Xanten Cathedral | May 13, 1936 |
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Tuntenhausen, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | June 23, 1942 |
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Gößweinstein, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of the Holy Trinity | May 7, 1948 |
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Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | June 10, 1950 |
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Berlin-Steglitz | Berlin | Basilica of Our Lady Queen of Rosary | October 20, 1950 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (German: Liebfrauenkirche | July 13, 1951 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Severin | March 9, 1953 |
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Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn | Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady | October 16, 1953 |
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Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Cathedral of Constance | May 30, 1955 |
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Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Bonn Minster | January 14, 1956 |
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Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Weingarten Abbey | March 16, 1956 |
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Aschaffenburg, Bavaria | Würzburg | Basilica of Sts. Peter and Alexander | January 17, 1958 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | St. Paulinus' Church | May 23, 1958 |
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Sankt Wendel, Saarland | Trier | Basilica of St. Wendal | April 22, 1960 |
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Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen | Steinfeld Abbey | October 7, 1960 |
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Walldürn, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of St. George and of the Most Precious Blood | February 16, 1962 |
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Hildesheim, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | Basilica of St. Godehard | December 7, 1963 |
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Ellwangen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Basilica of St. Vitus | January 18, 1964 |
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Regensburg, Bavaria | Regensburg | St. Emmeram's Abbey | February 18, 1964 |
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Regensburg, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady to the Ancient Chapel | March 5, 1964 |
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Ingolstadt, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | June 1, 1964 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | St. Maria im Kapitol | April 23, 1965 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of the Holy Apostles | September 18, 1965 |
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Altenstadt, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of St. Michael | October 9, 1965 |
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Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Suitbert | March 28, 1967 |
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Waldsassen, Bavaria | Regensburg | Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen | September 15, 1969 |
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Kempten, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of St. Lawrence and Our Lady of the Assumption | December 20, 1969 |
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Uhldingen-Birnau, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | April 28, 1971 |
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Benediktbeuern, Bavaria | Augsburg | Benediktbeuern Abbey | May 19, 1972 |
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Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen | Gladbach Abbey | April 25, 1973 |
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Augsburg, Bavaria | Augsburg | St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey | May 26, 1973 |
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Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Knechtsteden Abbey | July 25, 1974 |
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Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Lambert | July 25, 1974 |
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Saarbrücken, Saarland | Trier | Basilica of St. John the Baptist | October 22, 1975 |
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Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony | Münster | Basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows | April 14, 1977 |
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Scheyern, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Scheyern Abbey | June 25, 1979 |
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Dillingen, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul | October 11, 1979 |
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Amberg, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of St. Martin | July 16, 1980 |
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Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Margaret | September 14, 1982 |
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Osterhofen- Altenmarkt, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Margaret | December 29, 1982 |
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Straubing, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of St. James | March 9, 1989 |
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Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of St. Castor | July 30, 1991 |
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Ulm-Wiblingen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Wiblingen Abbey | May 5, 1993 |
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Marktleugast-Marienweiher, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | June 25, 1993 |
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Essen- Werden, North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen | Werden Abbey | July 12, 1993 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Kunibert | January 16, 1998 |
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Hanover, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | St Clemens Basilica | March 12, 1998 |
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Wemding, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of Our Lady Source for Consolation and the Ascension of Christ | September 12, 1998 |
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Landshut, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Basilica of St. Martin and St. Kastulus | December 3, 2001 |
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Fritzlar, Hesse | Fulda | Basilica of St. Peter | February 14, 2004 |
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Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Minster-Basilica of St. Quirinus of Neuss | October 6, 2009 |
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Herrieden, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of Sts. Vitus and Deocar | May 31, 2010 |
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Kiedrich, Hesse | Limburg | Basilica of Sts. Dionys and Valentine | June 29, 2010 |
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Lippetal, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Basilica of St. Ida | July 11, 2011 |
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Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St Laurentius | December 21, 2013 |
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Boppard, Rheinland-Pfalz | Trier | Basilica of St Severus | February 18, 2014 |
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Duderstadt, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | Basilica of St. Cyriakus | October 3, 2015 |
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Wechselburg, Saxony | Dresden-Meissen | Wechselburg Abbey | September 16, 2018 |
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Ochsenhausen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Basilica of St. George | June 3, 2019 [1] |
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Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mark the Evangelist, Reichenau Abbey | November 24, 2023 |
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This is an incomplete list of basilicas of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. A basilica is a church with certain privileges conferred on it by the Pope. Currently there are some 76 basilicas in Germany.
Location | Circumscription | Basilica | Date of Designation | Image |
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Bad Staffelstein, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption | September 2, 1897 |
|
Berlin-Neukölln | Military Ordinariate of Germany | Basilica of St. John the Baptist Patron of Breslavia | December 3, 1906 |
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Altötting, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Ann | July 8, 1913 |
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Ettal, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Ettal Abbey | January 28, 1920 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | St. Matthias' Abbey | March 20, 1920 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | St. Gereon's Basilica | June 25, 1920 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Ursula | June 25, 1920 |
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Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Basilica of St Mary Comforter of Sorrows | April 11, 1923 |
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Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | Worms Cathedral | November 12, 1923 |
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Bamberg, Bavaria | Bamberg | Imperial Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul and St. George | December 4, 1923 |
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Speyer, Rhineland-Palatinate | Speyer | Speyer Cathedral | May 13, 1925 |
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Seligenstadt, Hesse | Mainz | Basilica of Sts. Marcellinus and Petrus | May 27, 1925 |
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Ottobeuren, Bavaria | Augsburg | Ottobeuren Abbey | November 25, 1925 |
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Maria Laach, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Maria Laach Abbey | July 14, 1926 |
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Streithausen, Rhineland-Palatinate | Limburg | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | June 22, 1927 |
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Berlin | Berlin | St. Hedwig's Cathedral | October 27, 1927 |
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Niddatal, Hesse | Mainz | Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Sts. Peter and Paul | November 28, 1928 |
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Bingen am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | Basilica of St. Martin | March 12, 1930 |
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Niederalteich, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Mauritius | November 11, 1931 |
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Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Xanten Cathedral | May 13, 1936 |
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Tuntenhausen, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | June 23, 1942 |
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Gößweinstein, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of the Holy Trinity | May 7, 1948 |
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Prüm, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | June 10, 1950 |
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Berlin-Steglitz | Berlin | Basilica of Our Lady Queen of Rosary | October 20, 1950 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (German: Liebfrauenkirche | July 13, 1951 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Severin | March 9, 1953 |
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Werl, North Rhine-Westphalia | Paderborn | Basilica of the Visitation of Our Lady | October 16, 1953 |
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Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Cathedral of Constance | May 30, 1955 |
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Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Bonn Minster | January 14, 1956 |
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Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Weingarten Abbey | March 16, 1956 |
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Aschaffenburg, Bavaria | Würzburg | Basilica of Sts. Peter and Alexander | January 17, 1958 |
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Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | St. Paulinus' Church | May 23, 1958 |
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Sankt Wendel, Saarland | Trier | Basilica of St. Wendal | April 22, 1960 |
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Kall, North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen | Steinfeld Abbey | October 7, 1960 |
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Walldürn, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of St. George and of the Most Precious Blood | February 16, 1962 |
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Hildesheim, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | Basilica of St. Godehard | December 7, 1963 |
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Ellwangen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Basilica of St. Vitus | January 18, 1964 |
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Regensburg, Bavaria | Regensburg | St. Emmeram's Abbey | February 18, 1964 |
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Regensburg, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady to the Ancient Chapel | March 5, 1964 |
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Ingolstadt, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | June 1, 1964 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | St. Maria im Kapitol | April 23, 1965 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of the Holy Apostles | September 18, 1965 |
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Altenstadt, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of St. Michael | October 9, 1965 |
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Düsseldorf-Kaiserswerth, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Suitbert | March 28, 1967 |
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Waldsassen, Bavaria | Regensburg | Stiftsbasilika Waldsassen | September 15, 1969 |
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Kempten, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of St. Lawrence and Our Lady of the Assumption | December 20, 1969 |
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Uhldingen-Birnau, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady | April 28, 1971 |
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Benediktbeuern, Bavaria | Augsburg | Benediktbeuern Abbey | May 19, 1972 |
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Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia | Aachen | Gladbach Abbey | April 25, 1973 |
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Augsburg, Bavaria | Augsburg | St. Ulrich's and St. Afra's Abbey | May 26, 1973 |
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Dormagen, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Knechtsteden Abbey | July 25, 1974 |
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Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Lambert | July 25, 1974 |
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Saarbrücken, Saarland | Trier | Basilica of St. John the Baptist | October 22, 1975 |
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Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony | Münster | Basilica of Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows | April 14, 1977 |
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Scheyern, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Scheyern Abbey | June 25, 1979 |
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Dillingen, Bavaria | Augsburg | Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul | October 11, 1979 |
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Amberg, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of St. Martin | July 16, 1980 |
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Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Margaret | September 14, 1982 |
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Osterhofen- Altenmarkt, Bavaria | Passau | Basilica of St. Margaret | December 29, 1982 |
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Straubing, Bavaria | Regensburg | Basilica of St. James | March 9, 1989 |
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Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate | Trier | Basilica of St. Castor | July 30, 1991 |
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Ulm-Wiblingen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Wiblingen Abbey | May 5, 1993 |
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Marktleugast-Marienweiher, Bavaria | Bamberg | Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | June 25, 1993 |
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Essen- Werden, North Rhine-Westphalia | Essen | Werden Abbey | July 12, 1993 |
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Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St. Kunibert | January 16, 1998 |
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Hanover, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | St Clemens Basilica | March 12, 1998 |
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Wemding, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of Our Lady Source for Consolation and the Ascension of Christ | September 12, 1998 |
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Landshut, Bavaria | Munich and Freising | Basilica of St. Martin and St. Kastulus | December 3, 2001 |
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Fritzlar, Hesse | Fulda | Basilica of St. Peter | February 14, 2004 |
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Neuss, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Minster-Basilica of St. Quirinus of Neuss | October 6, 2009 |
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Herrieden, Bavaria | Eichstätt | Basilica of Sts. Vitus and Deocar | May 31, 2010 |
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Kiedrich, Hesse | Limburg | Basilica of Sts. Dionys and Valentine | June 29, 2010 |
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Lippetal, North Rhine-Westphalia | Münster | Basilica of St. Ida | July 11, 2011 |
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Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia | Cologne | Basilica of St Laurentius | December 21, 2013 |
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Boppard, Rheinland-Pfalz | Trier | Basilica of St Severus | February 18, 2014 |
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Duderstadt, Lower Saxony | Hildesheim | Basilica of St. Cyriakus | October 3, 2015 |
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Wechselburg, Saxony | Dresden-Meissen | Wechselburg Abbey | September 16, 2018 |
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Ochsenhausen, Baden-Württemberg | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Basilica of St. George | June 3, 2019 [1] |
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Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg | Freiburg | Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Mark the Evangelist, Reichenau Abbey | November 24, 2023 |
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