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Archdiocese immediately subject to the Holy See Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Archdiocese of Vaduz

Vadutien(sis)

Latin Church

Latin archdiocese comprising the whole Principality of Liechtenstein, erected on 2 December 1997 by Pope John Paul II from the Swiss Diocese of Chur and immediately subject to the Holy See. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Florin in Vaduz; the see is vacant, with Bishop Benno Elbs as apostolic administrator since September 2023.

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Florin, Vaduz, in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.

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Established
1997
Catholics
27,279
Priests
23
Territory
160 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Florin, Vaduz stands in Vaduz, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 1997, the Archdiocese of Vaduz (Latin: Archidioecesis Vaduzensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church whose territory takes in the whole Principality of Liechtenstein.

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