- Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch
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Diocese of Feldkirch
Dioecesis Campitemplensis
Domkirche St. NikolausLocation Country Austria Territory Vorarlberg Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Salzburg Metropolitan Feldkirch Population
- Catholics(as of 2004)
267,950Information 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 SalzburgEmeritus 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.
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History
- December 8, 1968: Established as Diocese of Feldkirch from the Diocese of Innsbruck–Feldkirch
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Liebfrauenbasilika Rankweil, Rankweil, Vorarlberg
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
Source
Province of Salzburg Archdiocese of Salzburg · Diocese of Feldkirch · Diocese of Graz-Seckau · Diocese of Gurk · Diocese of InnsbruckProvince of Vienna Sui iuris Jurisdictions Categories:- Roman Catholic dioceses in Austria
- Religious organizations established in 1968
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Salzburg
- Austria stubs
- European Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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