Diocese of Linz Dioecesis Linciensis Diözese Linz | |
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Location | |
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Territory | Upper Austria |
Ecclesiastical province | Vienna |
Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Vienna |
Statistics | |
Area | 11,909 km2 (4,598 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,480,000 963,820 (65.1%) |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 28, 1785 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Saint Florian Severinus of Noricum |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Manfred Scheuer |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Christoph Schönborn |
Bishops emeritus | Maximilian Aichern Ludwig Schwarz |
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Website | |
Website of the Diocese |
The Diocese of Linz (Latin: Dioecesis Linciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.