Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch

Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch
Diocese of Feldkirch
Dioecesis Campitemplensis

Domkirche St. Nikolaus
Location
Country Austria
Territory Vorarlberg
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Salzburg
Metropolitan Feldkirch
Population
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
267,950
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 8, 1968
Cathedral Domkirche St. Nikolaus
Patron saint Saint Nikolaus
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop vacant see
Metropolitan Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, SDB
Archbishop of Salzburg
Emeritus Bishops Elmar Fischer
Map
Website
kath-kirche-vorarlberg.at

The Diocese of Feldkirch (Latin: Dioecesis Campitemplensis) is a diocese located in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, in the Ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.

Contents

History

  • December 8, 1968: Established as Diocese of Feldkirch from the Diocese of Innsbruck–Feldkirch

Special churches

Leadership

  • Bishops of Feldkirch (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Elmar Fischer (2005.05.24 - 2011.11.15)
    • Bishop Klaus Küng (1989.01.21 – 2004.10.07)
    • Bishop Bruno Wechner (1968.12.09 – 1989.01.21)

See also

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