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Diocese of Feldkirch

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Bishop(s)

  • Benno Elbs, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Split: 8 December 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Salzburg
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Austria
  • Square Kilometers: 2,601 (1,004 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://www.kath-kirche-vorarlberg.at/
  • Mailing Address: Bischofliches Ordinariat, Bahnhofstrasse 13, A-6800 Feldkirch, Oesterreich
  • Telephone: (05522)3485-308

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
8 December 1968SplitDiocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch Diocese of Feldkirch (Voralberg (except Abbey of the Blessed Virgin Mary Maris Stellae))
Diocese of Innsbruck

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1968269,596528,81251.0%206113319845184728124ap1971
1980281,694312,89590.0%172882601,0836136784138ap1981
1990278,364331,79783.9%167582251,237987563141ap1991
1999273,361363,22575.3%165672321,1781396325124ap2000
2000271,372365,26874.3%157722291,1851399347124ap2001
2001270,152367,32173.5%157652221,2161692339124ap2002
2002269,390367,81173.2%157652221,2131691331124ap2003
2003268,986372,35972.2%155722271,1841694456124ap2004
2004267,950375,54371.4%156692251,1901887316124ap2005
2006265,110383,16169.2%148662141,2381882285124ap2007
2013247,436373,84966.2%139612001,2372373302125ap2014
2016240,649382,55262.9%135772121,1352487262126ap2017
2019233,081395,01259.0%123701931,2072284230126ap2020
2021226,003399,92456.5%115641791,2622277204126ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 61, Page 233, and Page 234

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