Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt

Diocese of Eisenstadt Dioecesis Sideropolitanus
Cathedral of St. Martin
Location
Country	Austria
Territory	Burgenland
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Vienna
Metropolitan	Eisenstadt
Population - Catholics	(as of 2004) 214,216
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	August 15, 1960
Cathedral	Dom Sankt Martin und Sankt Rupert (Cathedral of St. Martin)
Patron saint	Saint Martin
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Ägidius Zsifkovics Bishop of Eisenstadt Paul Iby (em.)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Christoph Schönborn, OP Archbishop of Vienna
Map
Website
martinus.at

The Diocese of Eisenstadt (Latin: Dioecesis Sideropolitanus) is a diocese located in the city of Eisenstadt in the Ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.

History

• May 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Administration of Burgenland from the Diocese of Győr, Hungary and Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary
• August 15, 1960: Promoted as Diocese of Eisenstadt

Special churches

Mariä Himmelfahrt

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Basilika Maria Loretto, Loretto, Burgenland
  • Mariä Himmelfahrt, Frauenkirchen, Burgenland

Leadership

• Bishops of Eisenstadt (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Ägidius Zsifkovics (proclaimed 2010.07.09)
  • Bishop Paul Iby (1992.12.28 - 2010.07.09)
  • Bishop Štefan László (1960.08.15 – 1992.12.28)
• Apostolic Administrators of Burgenland (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Štefan László (1954.01.30 – 1960.08.15)
  • Archbishop Josef Schoiswohl (1949.11.11 – 1954.01.18)
  • Cardinal Theodor Innitzer (1932 – 1949.11.11)
  • Cardinal Friedrich Gustav Piffl, C.R.S.A. (1922 – 1932.04.21)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Austria
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Austria

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website