Roman Catholicism in Austria

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The Roman Catholic Church in Austria is the largest Christian denomination of Austria, with 5.6 million people (approximately 73,6%).

The Church's governing body in Austria is the Austrian Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of the two archbishops (Wien, Salzburg), the bishops and the abbot of territorial abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau. Nevertheless each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Pope. The current president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn.

Although Austria has no primate the archbishop of Salzburg is titled Primus Germaniae (Primate of Germany).

[edit] Structure

• Archdiocese of Vienna with the following suffragans:
  • Diocese of Eisenstadt
  • Diocese of Linz
  • Diocese of St. Pölten

• Archdiocese of Salzburg with the following suffragans
  • Diocese of Graz-Seckau
  • Diocese of Gurk
  • Diocese of Feldkirch
  • Diocese of Innsbruck

• Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau (immediately subject to the Holy See)

• Military Ordinariate of Austria