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Suffragan diocese Innsbruck, Austria

Diocese of Innsbruck

Oenipontan(us)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese covering most of the Austrian state of Tyrol, suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg. Its seat is Innsbruck Cathedral, the Baroque Cathedral of St. James (Dom zu St. Jakob), built 1717-1724. Bishop Hermann Glettler was appointed 27 September 2017; the diocese counts roughly 350,000 Catholics in 291 parishes and pastoral units.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Innsbruck Cathedral, in Innsbruck, Austria.

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Established
1968
Catholics
350,000
Priests
279
Territory
9,845 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Hermann Glettler
Born
8 January 1965
Birthplace
Übelbach

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The cathedral

Innsbruck Cathedral stands in Innsbruck, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Covering most of the Austrian state of Tyrol, the Diocese of Innsbruck (Latin: Dioecesis Oenipontanus) is a Latin Church suffragan see in the province of the Metropolitan of Salzburg, in western Austria. The bishop's seat is Innsbruck Cathedral, dedicated to Saint James, in the city of Innsbruck. Four Minor basilicas also lie within the diocese: the Herz-Jesu-Basilika in Hall in Tirol, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; St. Michael in Absam; Unsere Liebe Frau von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis (Immaculate Conception) in Wilten; and the Zisterzienserkirche, the Cistercian monastery church, in Stams.

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