Diocese Of Feldkirch
The Diocese of Feldkirch () is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, in the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg in Austria. History * until the 19th century: part of the Swabian Dioceses of the Catholic Church: Constance, Augsburg * then attached to the (Tyrolean and thus Austrian) Diocese of Brixen after the split-up of the Holy Roman Empire * came with the Austrian part of Brixen to the Apostolic Administrature (1921), later (1964) Diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch * 8 December 1968: detached from Innsbruck and established as Diocese of Feldkirch Special churches *Minor Basilicas: ** Liebfrauenbasilika Rankweil, Rankweil, Vorarlberg Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...s of Feldkirch * Bruno Wechner (9 December 1968 – 21 Janu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Salzburg
The Archdiocese of Salzburg (; ) is a Latin rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church centered in Salzburg, Austria. It is also the principal diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese of Vienna. During the late medieval and early modern period, Archbishops of Salzburg were also prince-archbishops of the Holy Roman Empire, ruling over the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, a territorially distinctive polity that existed until 1803, when it was secularized and transformed into the Electorate of Salzburg, thus relieving the archbishops of Salzburg of all temporal powers. History The earliest evidence for Christianity in the area of Salzburg is the establishment of a religious community at or near Juvavia by a follower of Severinus of Noricum, a priest named Maximus. He and his followers were killed by invading Herulians in 477. The only contemporary notice of him occurs in the "Life o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diocese Of Brixen
The Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen (, , ) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Bolzano. Its territory corresponds with that of the province of South Tyrol with its predominantly German-speaking population. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trento."Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone " '' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016."Diocese of Bolzano–Bressanone" ''GCatholic.org''. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016. The current configura ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Christian Organizations Established In 1968
A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the world. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title (), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term '' mashiach'' () (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.3 billion Christians around the world, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the Americas, about 26% live in Europe, 24% live in sub-Saharan Africa, a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roman Catholic Dioceses In Austria
The Catholic Church in Austria is currently composed of : * two ecclesiastical provinces and 7 suffragan dioceses of the western Latin Church * an exemption (church), exempt military ordinate and a territorial abbey, both also Latin Rite. * ''an ordinariate for Eastern Catholic faithful, Byzantine Rite'' Current Dioceses Austrian Episcopal Conference (Latin) image:Oesterreich kirchenprovinzen.png, link= Latin Exempt ''Sui iuris'' Jurisdictions * Military Ordinariate of Austria * Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey, Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau Ecclesiastical Province of Salzburg * Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg, Archdiocese of Salzburg, primate (bishop), primatial see of all Austria ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch, Diocese of Feldkirch ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau, Diocese of Graz-Seckau ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Gurk, Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Innsbruck, Diocese of Innsbruck Ecclesiastical Prov ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Footnotes
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Roman Catholicism In Austria
The Catholic Church in Austria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church in full communion with the Pope in Rome. The Church's governing body in Austria is the Austrian Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of the two archbishops (Vienna and 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. The Austrian church is the largest Christian Confession of Austria, with 4.64 million members (50.6 % of the total Austrian population) in 2023. For more than 50 years, however, the proportion of Catholics has decreased, primarily due to secularization and migration (from 89% in 1961 to 52% in 2022). The number of Sunday churchgoers in 2021 was around 3.1 percent (as percentage of the total Austrian population that is 281,131 churchgoers out of a total populati ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elmar Fischer
Elmar Fischer (6 October 1936 – 19 January 2022) was an Austrian Roman Catholic prelate. Fischer was born in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1961 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Feldkirch, Austria. He served as the bishop of the diocese from 2005 until his retirement in 2011. He died from COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ... in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, on 19 January 2022, at the age of 85. References 1936 births 2022 deaths 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria Bishops appointed by Pope Benedict XVI People from Feldkirch, Vorarlberg University of Innsbruck alumni {{Austria-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Klaus Küng
Klaus is a German, Dutch and Scandinavian given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the Greek given name Nicholas. Notable persons whose family name is Klaus * Billy Klaus (1928–2006), American baseball player *Chris Klaus (born 1973), American entrepreneur *Felix Klaus (born 1992), German football player, son of Fred Klaus * Frank Klaus (1887–1948), German-American boxer, 1913 Middleweight Champion * Fred Klaus (born 1967), German football player and manager, father of Felix Klaus *Josef Klaus (1910–2001), Chancellor of Austria 1966–1970 *Karl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Russian chemist *Václav Klaus (born 1941), Czech politician, former President of the Czech Republic * Walter K. Klaus (1912–2012), American politician and farmer Notable persons whose given name is Klaus * Brother Klaus, Swiss patron saint *Klaus Augenthaler (born 1957), German football player and manager *Klaus Badelt (born 1967), German composer *Klaus B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruno Wechner
Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters * Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, Duke of Lotharingia and saint * Bruno (bishop of Verden) (920–976), German Roman Catholic bishop * Pope Gregory V (c. 972–999), born Bruno of Carinthia * Bruno of Querfurt (c. 974–1009), Christian missionary bishop, martyr and saint * Bruno of Augsburg (c. 992–1029), Bishop of Augsburg * Bruno (bishop of Würzburg) (1005–1045), German Roman Catholic bishop * Pope Leo IX (1002–1054), born Bruno of Egisheim-Dagsburg * Bruno II (1024–1057), Frisian count or margrave * Bruno the Saxon (fl. 2nd half of the 11th century), historian * Saint Bruno of Cologne (d. 1101), founder of the Carthusians * Bruno (bishop of Segni) (c. 1045–1123), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and saint * Bruno (archbishop of Trier) (died 1124), German ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy or the episcopate. Organisationally, several Christian denominations utilise ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority within their dioceses. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full Priest#Christianity, priesthood given by Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, pri ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Rankweil
Rankweil is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg, in the district Feldkirch. It is the second largest town in the district Feldkirch and the eighth largest town in Vorarlberg. Geography Rankweil is located in the southern Rhine Valley. Its largest river is the Frutz, from which the ''Mühlbach'' was channeled off through the town for utilization by ten hydroelectric plants. The two precincts of Rankweil are Brederis and Rankweil. The town adjoins Koblach, Röthis, Sulz, Zwischenwasser, Laterns, Übersaxen, Satteins, Göfis, Feldkirch and Meiningen. History At the time of the Roman Empire, today's Rankweil was known as "Vinomna". Vinomna was a transport hub where stone-paved Roman roads converged, including the main road from Chur to Augsburg. Rankweil itself was first mentioned in 842. In 1375 the Counts of Montfort sold the dominion of Feldkirch, including Rankweil, to the Habsburgs. In 1618 Rankweil was granted market rights. Since its founding i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Diocese Of Innsbruck-Feldkirch
The Diocese of Innsbruck () is a Latin Church suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan of Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg, Salzburg (in western Austria) of the Catholic Church, covering the Bundesland (Austria), Bundesland (state) Tyrol (state), Tyrol. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Innsbruck Cathedral, dedicated to James, son of Zebedee, 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 * Established on 11 December 1925 as Apostolic Administration of Innsbruck – Feldkirch, on territory split off from Diocese of Brixen * 6 August 1964: Promoted as Diocese of Innsbruck – Feldkirch * 8 December 1968: Renamed as Diocese of Innsbruck / Œnipontan(us) (Latin), having lost territ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |