Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch
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) | 
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic | 
| Rite | Roman Rite | 
| Established | 8 December 1968 | 
| Cathedral | St. Nicholas Cathedral, Feldkirch | 
| Patron saint | Saint Nicholas | 
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV | 
| Bishop | Benno Elbs | 
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Franz Lackner | 
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| 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
- 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
- Minor Basilicas:
- Liebfrauenbasilika Rankweil, Rankweil, Vorarlberg
 
 
Bishops of Feldkirch
- 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
References
External links
- GCatholic.org [self-published]
 - Catholic Hierarchy [self-published]
 - Diocese website
 
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