The
Speyer Cathedral, officially
the Imperial Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption and St Stephen, in Latin:
Domus sanctae Mariae Spirae (German:
Dom zu Unserer lieben Frau in Speyer) in
Speyer,
Germany, is the seat of the Roman Catholic
Bishop of Speyer and is
suffragan to the
Archdiocese of Bamberg. The cathedral, which is dedicated to St. Mary, patron saint of Speyer ("Patrona Spirensis") and St. Stephen is generally known as
Kaiserdom zu Speyer (Imperial Cathedral of Speyer).
Pope Pius XI raised Speyer Cathedral to the rank of a minor basilica of the
Roman Catholic Church in 1925.