Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck

Diocese of Innsbruck Dioecesis Oenipontanus
Dom zu St. Jakob
Location
Country	Austria
Territory	Tyrol
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of Salzburg
Metropolitan	Innsbruck
Population - Catholics	(as of 2004) 408,895
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 8, 1968
Cathedral	Dom Sankt Jakob
Patron saint	Saint Petrus Canisius
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Manfred Scheuer Bishop of Innsbruck Reinhold Stecher (em.)
Metropolitan Archbishop	Alois Kothgasser, SDB Archbishop of Salzburg
Map
Website
dioezese-innsbruck.at

The Diocese of Innsbruck (Latin: Dioecesis Oenipontanus) is a diocese located in the city of Innsbruck in the Ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.

History

• December 11, 1925: Established as Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck – Feldkirch
• August 6, 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Innsbruck – Feldkirch
• December 8, 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Innsbruck

Special churches

• Minor Basilicas:
  • Herz-Jesu-Basilika, Hall in Tirol, Tyrol
  • St. Michael, Absam, Tirol
  • Unsere Liebe Frau von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis, Wilten, Tirol
  • Zisterzienserkirche, Stams, Tirol

Leadership

• Bishops of Innsbruck (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Manfred Scheuer (since 2003.10.21)
  • Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. (1997.10.10 – 2002.11.27)
  • Bishop Reinhold Stecher (1980.12.15 – 1997.10.10)
  • Bishop Paulus Rusch (1964.08.06 – 1980.08.13)
• Apostolic Administrators of Innsbruck – Feldkirch (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Paulus Rusch (1938.10.15 – 1964.08.06)
  • Archbishop Sigismund Waitz (1921 – 1938)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Austria

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website