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Suffragan diocese Feldkirch, Austria

Diocese of Feldkirch

Campitemplen(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Nicholas (Dom St. Nikolaus), Feldkirch, in Feldkirch, Austria.

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Established
1968
Catholics
233,081
Priests
164
Territory
2,601 km²

Parishes and churches

138 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Benno Elbs
Born
16 October 1960
Birthplace
Bregenz

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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.

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History

In the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, sits this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Campitemplensis), part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria.