German ‘church tax miracle’ continues with revenues up and congregations down
Dioceses received 6.751 billion euros in 2025, up from 6.628 billion in 2024.
Germany’s 27 dioceses received a year-on-year increase in church tax revenue in 2025, despite losing more than 300,000 registered Catholics in the same year.
The German bishops’ conference announced July 7 that dioceses received 6.751 billion euros (around $7.72 billion) via the church tax system in 2025…