Diocese of Linz
Lincien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Linz, Austria
Latin-rite diocese covering the Austrian state of Upper Austria, erected 28 January 1785 from the Diocese of Passau, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Its seat is the Mariendom (New Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) in Linz, begun in 1862 and consecrated in 1905. Bishop Manfred Scheuer has led the diocese since his appointment on 18 November 2015.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 January 1785
- Latin
- Lincien(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Florian, Severinus of Noricum
- Annuario code
- 001002017
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 931,760
- Population
- 1,480,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 63.0%
- Priests
- 498
- Catholics per priest
- 1,871
- Extent
- 11,909 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 78
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
- Manfred Scheuer
- Born
- 10 August 1955
- Birthplace
- Haibach ob der Donau
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
Mariendom (New Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception), Linz stands in Linz, 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 Vienna
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Vienna.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of WienWien
- Diocese of EisenstadtEisenstadt
- Diocese of Sankt PöltenSankt Pölten
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna in Austria, the Diocese of Linz bears the Latin name Dioecesis Linciensis.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.