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Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey | |
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![]() Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey near Lake Constance | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Catholic Church |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Active |
Leadership | Vinzenz Wohlwend, OCist |
Location | |
Location | Bregenz, Austria |
State | Vorarlberg |
Geographic coordinates | 47°30′13″N 9°43′14″E / 47.503611°N 9.720556°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Monastery |
Style | Romanesque, Gothic |
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral[1] located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg. The abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, however, is a member of the Austrian Bishops' Conference. The official name of the abbey is Beatae Mariae Virginis de Maris Stella et de Augia Majore (Latin: Abbatia Territorialis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis Maris Stellae).[2][failed verification]