Diocese of Feldkirch
Campitemplen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Feldkirch, Austria
Latin-rite diocese covering the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, established 8 December 1968 as the youngest diocese in Austria, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Salzburg. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Dom St. Nikolaus) in Feldkirch. Bishop Benno Elbs has led the diocese since 8 May 2013.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1968
- Latin
- Campitemplen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Nicholas
- Annuario code
- 001001406
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 233,081
- Population
- 395,012
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 59.0%
- Priests
- 164
- Catholics per priest
- 1,421
- Extent
- 2,601 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 90
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Benno Elbs
- Born
- 16 October 1960
- Birthplace
- Bregenz
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Dom St. Nikolaus), Feldkirch stands in Feldkirch, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Salzburg
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Salzburg.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of SalzburgSalzburg
- Diocese of Graz-SeckauGraz-Seckau
- Diocese of GurkGurk
- Diocese of InnsbruckInnsbruck
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
In the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, sits this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Campitemplensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.