Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck

Diocese of Innsbruck
Dioecesis Oenipontanus
Diözese Innsbruck
Location
Country  Austria
Territory Tyrol
Ecclesiastical province Salzburg
Metropolitan Archdiocese of Salzburg
Statistics
Area 9,845 km2 (3,801 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2013)
542,011
394,275 (72.7%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 8, 1968
Cathedral Cathedral of St James
Patron saint Saint Peter Canisius
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Hermann Glettler
Metropolitan Archbishop Franz Lackner
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck (Latin: Dioecesis Oenipontanus) is a Latin rite suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Salzburg (in western Austria), 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
  • Sigismund Waitz (born Italy) (1921–1938), Titular Bishop of Cibyra (1913.05.09 – 1934.12.17), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Brixen (Italy) (1913.05.09 – 1934.12.17); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) ([1934.12.10] 1934.12.17 – death 1941.10.30)
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Tschann (born Italy) (1936.08.08 – retired 1955.10.01), Titular Bishop of Panium (1936.08.08 – death 1956.10.10)
  • Paulus Rusch (1938.10.15 – 1964.08.06 see below) (born Germany), Titular Bishop of Lycopolis (1938.10.15 – 1947.12.09); next Titular Bishop of Meloë in Isauria (1947.12.09 – 1964.09.26)
    • Auxiliary Bishop: Bruno Wechner (1954.12.31 – 1968.12.09), Titular Bishop of Cartennæ (1954.12.31 – 1968.12.09); later first Bishop of daughter see Feldkirch (Austria) (1968.12.09 – retired 1989.01.21), died 1999
Suffragan Bishops of Innsbruck

See also

References

Coordinates: 47°16′10″N 11°23′39″E / 47.2694°N 11.3942°E / 47.2694; 11.3942

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