Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna

Archdiocese of Vienna
Archidioecesis Viennensis
Archidioecesis Vindobonensis

Erzdiözese Wien

Location
Country Austria
Territory Vienna, Lower Austria
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Vienna
Metropolitan Vienna
Statistics
Area 9,100 km2 (3,500 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
2,713,222
1,246,608 (45.9%)
Parishes 659
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 18 January 1469
Cathedral St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Patron saint Saint Stephen
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Christoph Schönborn
Auxiliary Bishops Franz Scharl
Stefan Turnovsky
Vicar General Nikolaus Krasa
Emeritus Bishops Helmut Krätzl
Map
Website
Website of the Archdiocese

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna (Latin: Archidioecesis Viennensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Austria.

Erected as the Diocese of Vienna on 18 January 1469, and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 1 June 1722, the archepiscopal see resides in the cathedral of Stephansdom in Vienna.

Along with the Archdiocese of Salzburg the two ecclesiastical provinces comprise the whole of the modern state of Austria. The Archdiocese is the metropolitan of 3 dioceses: Eisenstadt, Linz, Sankt Pölten.

The current bishop is Christoph Schoenborn, appointed in 1995 and elevated to cardinal in 1998.

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Coordinates: 48°12′31″N 16°22′23″E / 48.2085°N 16.3731°E / 48.2085; 16.3731

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