Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch
Appearance
Diocese of Feldkirch Dioecesis Campitemplensis Diözese Feldkirch | |
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Feldkirch Cathedral | |
Location | |
Country | Austria |
Territory | Vorarlberg |
Ecclesiastical province | Salzburg |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Salzburg |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,601 km2 (1,004 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 395,012 233,081 (59%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 December 1968 |
Cathedral | St. Nicholas Cathedral, Feldkirch |
Patron saint | Saint Nicholas |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Benno Elbs |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Franz Lackner |
Map | |
Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Feldkirch (Latin: Dioecesis Campitemplensis) is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, in the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.
History
[edit]- until the 19th century: part of the Swabian Dioceses of the Catholic Church: Constance, Augsburg
- then attached to the (Tyrolean and thus Austrian) Diocese of Brixen after the split-up of the Holy Roman Empire
- came with the Austrian part of Brixen to the Apostolic Administrature (1921), later (1964) Diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch
- 8 December 1968: detached from Innsbruck and established as Diocese of Feldkirch
Special churches
[edit]- Minor Basilicas:
- Liebfrauenbasilika Rankweil, Rankweil, Vorarlberg
- Bruno Wechner (9 December 1968 – 21 January 1989)
- Klaus Küng (21 January 1989 – 7 October 2004)
- Elmar Fischer (24 May 2005 – 15 November 2011)
- Benno Elbs (since 8 May 2013)
See also
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