Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Innsbruck
Latin:Dioecesis Oenipontanus
Local:Diözese Innsbruck
Coat:Wappen Bistum Innsbruck.png
Country: Austria
Metropolitan:Archdiocese of Salzburg
Territory:Tyrol
Province:Salzburg
Area Km2:9,845
Population:570,120
Population As Of:2019
Catholics:378,373
Catholics Percent:66.4
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:December 8, 1968
Cathedral:Cathedral of St James
Patron:Saint Peter Canisius
Bishop:Hermann Glettler
Metro Archbishop:Franz Lackner
Map:Bistuemer oesterreich innsbruck.png
Website:Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Innsbruck (Latin: Dioecesis Oenipontanus) is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Salzburg (in western Austria) of the Catholic Church, covering the Bundesland (state) Tyrol.

Its cathedral episcopal see is the Innsbruck Cathedral, dedicated to Saint James, in the city of Innsbruck.
It also has four Minor basilicas : Herz-Jesu-Basilika, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Hall in Tirol; St. Michael, in Absam; Unsere Liebe Frau von der Unbefleckten Empfängnis, Immaculate Conception, in Wilten and Zisterzienserkirche, Cistercian monastery in Stams.

History

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 395,490 Catholics (72.8% of 543,173 total) on 9,845 km2 in 243 parishes and 49 missions with 344 priests (193 diocesan, 151 religious), 64 deacons, 803 lay religious (246 brothers, 557 sisters) and 6 seminarians.

Episcopal Ordinaries

(al Roman rite)

Apostolic Administrators of Innsbruck – Feldkirch
Suffragan Bishops of Innsbruck

See also

Sources and external links

References

  1. Web site: Resignations and Appointments .

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