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Dom St. Stephan — Full cathedral facade and twin green towers seen from the square

Dom St. Stephan

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Dom St. Stephan is Passau’s Baroque cathedral on Domplatz in Lower Bavaria, dedicated to Saint Stephen.

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Dom St. Stephan — Cathedral facade between its towers, with a statue in the foreground

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Why go

  • The world’s largest cathedral organ has 17,774 pipes and 233 registers.
  • Its Baroque interior is one of the largest church interiors north of the Alps.
  • The surviving late Gothic east end is visible from Residenzplatz.
  • A gilded pulpit made in 1726 stands inside.

Don't miss

  • Ten side altarsAltarpieces by German artists of the period include four paintings by Johann Michael Rottmayr.Interior
  • Organ caseJ. M. Götz designed the case for the cathedral’s five-part organ.Interior
  • High altarJosef Henselmann’s high altar depicts the stoning of Saint Stephen.Interior

Know before you go

  • Open daily from 06:30 to 19:00.
  • When the large portals are shut during services, use the Gothic portal beside the former Fronleichnamskapelle.

Services and visiting hours

Prayer, confession and services
Visitors can pray, go to confession or attend a service.

Interesting facts3

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  1. The cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Passau and the main church of his diocese.

    St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau - Wikipedia

  2. A ninth bell, the Zeichenglocke, hangs near the sacristy door.

    St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau - Wikipedia

  3. The organ can be played from a five-manual gallery console; its sections have six consoles altogether.

    St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau - Wikipedia

History

In 739, Boniface established the Diocese of Passau, and its bishop’s church became the cathedral.

  1. c. 450A church is documented in the late antique town of Batavis.
  2. 730A bishop’s church is first recorded; whether it stood on the cathedral hill or in Niedernburg is uncertain.
  3. 1662A city fire devastated the Gothic cathedral; weeks later, three north-aisle pillars and their vaults collapsed.
  4. 1668–1693The present cathedral was rebuilt, beginning under Bishop Wenzeslaus Graf von Thun.
  5. 1961Josef Henselmann created the people’s altar.
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  1. 1972–1980A major interior restoration included a modern redesign of the presbytery.

Sources: St. Stephen's Cathedral, Passau - Wikipedia · Dom St. Stephan | Bistum Passau · Geschichte des Doms | Bistum Passau · Domöffnungszeiten | Bistum Passau · Dom St. Stephan - Wikipedia · Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Passau - Wikipedia · checked 29 Sep 2026

Where
Domplatz, Passau

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Questions and answers

How can I contact Dom St. Stephan?

Telephone +49 851 3931311.

What is the Domhof at Dom St. Stephan?

It is the large courtyard on the cathedral’s north side.

What survives of Dom St. Stephan’s former cathedral cloister?

A Gothic portal remains from the monastery documented in 739.

What is the Andreaskapelle at Dom St. Stephan?

Dating to around 1300, it is one of Bavaria’s oldest hall churches. Hans Krumenauer created its choir with net rib vaulting in 1414.

Which burial chapels are associated with Dom St. Stephan?

Saint-Sixte Chapel in the north transept holds the Ortenburg counts’ necropolis. The Trennbach-Kapelle contains Bishop Urban von Trennbach’s high tomb, and the Lamberg-Kapelle holds Cardinal Johann Philipp Graf von Lamberg’s burial place.

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