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200 years ago a new era began in Bavarian church history: the secularization of 1802/03 brought an end to a church order that had existed for over a thousand years. The bishops were no longer also princes; in the event of their death, the dioceses were no longer filled and only administered provisionally. It was not until the Concordat concluded in 1817 between the Kingdom of Bavaria and the Holy See that a new relationship between church and state was created. The new order was implemented in 1821. This brought particularly radical changes to the old Diocese of Freising: a new bishop's seat (in Munich), a new cathedral (the Munich Frauenkirche), a significantly enlarged diocese area and a new rank for the head shepherd (as archbishop). This church order created 200 years ago was the basis of church life in Bavaria until the Concordat of 1924. In important points, such as the division of dioceses, it is still valid today.