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List Of Roman Catholic Dioceses In Europe
This is a list of the Catholic dioceses in Europe, i.e. dioceses of the Catholic Church. In Europe, there are a large number of dioceses principally centred in the countries of Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, and Poland. Italy has the largest number of dioceses per capita of any country, although Brazil has more in total. An ''episcopal conference'', or ''bishops' conference'', is an official assembly of all the bishops in a defined geographic territory, usually a single country. Andorra and San Marino are part of neighboring foreign dioceses, and so are covered by the Spanish and Italian conferences, respectively. A single conference covers the five nordic countries, and dioceses in Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and Monaco are not part of any episcopal conference. In the British Isles, one conference covers the whole of Ireland, a second covers England and Wales (and the crown dependencies), and a third conference covers Scotland. Dioceses are usually organized into ''eccl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, provinces were administratively associated in a larger unit, the Roman diocese, diocese (Latin ''dioecesis'', from the Greek language, Greek term διοίκησις, meaning "administration"). Christianity was given legal status in 313 with the Edict of Milan. Churches began to organize themselves into Roman diocese, dioceses based on the Roman diocese, civil dioceses, not on the larger regional imperial districts. These dioceses were often smaller than the Roman province, provinces. Christianity was declared the Empire's State church of the Roman Empire, official religion by Theodosius I in 380. Constantine the Great, Constantine I in 318 gave litigants the right to have court cases transferred from the civil courts to the bishops. This situa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Feldkirch
The Diocese of Feldkirch () is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, in the ecclesiastical province of Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg, Salzburg in Austria. History * until the 19th century: part of the Swabian Dioceses of the Catholic Church: Diocese of Constance, Constance, Diocese of Augsburg, 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 Bishops of Feldkirch * Bruno Wechner (9 December 1968 – 21 January 1989) * Klaus Küng (21 January 1989 – 7 October 2004) * Elmar Fischer (24 May 2005 – 15 November 2011) * Benno Elbs (since 8 May 2013) See also *Roman Catholicism in Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Vitebsk
The Diocese of Vitebsk (, ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Vitebsk in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus. History On , the Diocese of Vitebsk was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev. That same year, the diocesan Caritas () was set up. Leadership * Bishops of Vitebsk (Roman rite) ** Wladyslaw Blin (Уладзіслаў БЛІН) (since 13 Oct 1999) ** Aleh Butkevich (Алег Буткевіч) (since 29 Nov 2013) Churches * Church of the Divine Providence in Słobódka * Church of the Corpus Christi in Ikaźń See also *Roman Catholicism in Belarus The Catholic Church in Belarus is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome. The first Latin Church diocese in Belarus was established in Turaŭ between 1008 and 1013. In the subsequent centuries, ... References Sources Official website Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Pinsk
The Diocese of Pinsk (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese in Belarus. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Minsk-Mohilev. Its cathedral is a minor basilica: the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the episcopal see of Pinsk. History * 28 October 1925: Established as Diocese of Pinsk/Пінская (Беларуская)/Pinsken(sis) Latinorum (Latin adjective), on territory split off from the then Diocese of Minsk (which also provided its first incumbent by transfer), then suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vilnius (then both in Poland) * Lost territory on 1991.06.05 to establish the Diocese of Drohiczyn. * In 1993, the diocesan Caritas () was established. Statistics , it pastorally served 50,825 Catholics (1.8% of 2,780,000 total) on 72,700 km2 in 87 parishes with 52 priests (36 diocesan, 16 religious), 62 lay religious (26 brothers, 36 sisters) and 8 seminarians. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Hrodna
The Diocese of Grodno (, , ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Grodno in the ecclesiastical province of Minsk-Mohilev in Belarus. History On , the Diocese Diocese of Grodno was established. In 1994, the diocesan Caritas organisation () was registered with the State, although it had been operational since 1990. Leadership * Bishops of Grodno (Roman rite) ** Aleksander Kaszkiewicz (Аляксандр Кашкевіч) (since 13 Apr 1991) Churches * Church of Saint Anthony of Padua (Dwarec) in * Church of Saint Wenceslaus in Vawkavysk * Church of the Assumption in Dzyatlava See also *Roman Catholicism in Belarus *List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Belarus The Roman Catholic Church in Belarus, united in the Episcopal Conference of Belarus, a Slavic ex-Soviet country in Eastern Europe, is presently only composed of one Latin ecclesiastical province, comprising the Metropolitan of Minsk-Mohilev and hi ... References Sources GCathol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Minsk-Mohilev
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Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral 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'' (). Mehrerau Abbey The first monastery at Mehrerau was founded by Saint Columbanus who, after he was driven from Luxeuil, settled here about 611 and built a monastery after the model of Luxeuil. A monastery of nuns was soon established nearby. Little information survives on the history of either foundation up to 1079, when the monastery was reformed by the monk Gottfried, sent by abbot William of Hirsau, and the Rule of St. Benedict was introduced. (It is probable that when the reform was effected the nuns' community was suppr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Ordinariate Of Austria
The Military Ordinariate of Austria (, ) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Austrian Armed Forces and their families. History The Theresian Military Academy had been founded at the castle of Wiener Neustadt in Austria by Empress Maria Theresa in 1751. Twenty-two years later, the empress created the office of military bishop in 1773, to be held by the bishop of Wiener Neustadt. However, the Diocese of Wiener Neustadt was abolished in 1785 and merged with the Archdiocese of Vienna. The last bishop of Wiener Neustadt, Johann Heinrich von Kerens, became the first bishop of Sankt Pölten. After the First World War, there was a gap of over fifty years without any military bishops being appointed. On 21 February 1959, a military vicariate was established, with Cardinal Franz König, Archbishop of Vienna, appointed as the first military vicar. By the apostolic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Sankt Pölten
The Diocese of Sankt Pölten () is a Latin Church diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wien, Wien in Austria. History * 28 January 1785: Established as Diocese of Sankt Pölten from the Diocese of Passau, Germany and Diocese of Wiener Neustadt Notable churches *Minor Basilicas: ** Basilika Maria Taferl, Maria Taferl, Niederösterreich ** Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau, Geras, Austria, Geras, Niederösterreich ** Hl. Dreifaltigkeit, Sonntagberg, Niederösterreich ** Maria Dreieichen «ad tres Quercus», Dreieichen, Niederösterreich ** Stift Lilienfeld, Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich Leadership * Bishops of Sankt Pölten (Roman rite) ** Bishop Alois Schwarz (since 2018.07.01) ** Bishop Klaus Küng (2004.10.07 - 2018.07.01) ** Bishop Kurt Krenn (1991.07.11 – 2004.10.07) ** Bishop Franz Žak (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11) ** Bishop Michael Memelauer (1927.04.18 – 1961.09.30) ** Bishop Johannes Baptist Rößler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Linz
The Diocese of Linz () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria. History Early history In the early Middle Ages the greater part of the territory of the present Diocese of Linz was subject to the bishops of Lauriacum ( Lorch); at a later date it formed part of the great Diocese of Passau, which extended from the Isar to the Leitha. The Prince-Bishop of Passau personally administered the upper part or Upper Austria, while an auxiliary bishop, having his residence in Vienna and called the Official, administered for him the eastern part or Lower Austria. To do away with the political influence in his territories of the bishops of Passau, who were also princes of the Empire, emperor Joseph II decided to found two new dioceses. These were in Linz and St. Pölten, which in a certain measure were to renew the old Lauriacum. The emperor only awaited the death of Cardinal Firmian, then Bishop of Passau, to carry out his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Eisenstadt
The Diocese of Eisenstadt () is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Eisenstadt in the ecclesiastical province of Vienna in Austria. The episcopal seat is in Eisenstadt Cathedral. History * May 18, 1922: Established as Apostolic Administration of Burgenland from the Diocese of Győr, Hungary and Diocese of Szombathely, Hungary * August 15, 1960: Promoted to Diocese of Eisenstadt Special churches * Minor Basilicas: ** Basilica of Maria Loretto, Loretto, Burgenland ** Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Mariä Himmelfahrt), Frauenkirchen, Burgenland Leadership * Bishops of Eisenstadt (Roman rite) ** Bishop Ägidius Zsifkovics (proclaimed 2010.07.09) ** Bishop Paul Iby (1992.12.28 – 2010.07.09) ** Bishop Štefan László (1960.08.15 – 1992.12.28) * Apostolic Administrators of Burgenland (Roman rite) ** Bishop Štefan László (1954.01.30 – 1960.08.15) ** Archbishop Josef Schoiswohl (1949.11.11 – 1954.01.18) ** Cardinal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Wien
The Archdiocese of Vienna () is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Austria. It was erected as the Diocese of Vienna on 18 January 1469 out of the Diocese of Passau, and elevated to an archdiocese on 1 June 1722. The episcopal see is situated in the cathedral of Stephansdom, St. Stephen in Vienna. The Archdiocese is the metropolitan diocese of three suffragan dioceses: Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt, Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz, of Linz, and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Pölten, of Sankt Pölten. These four dioceses together constitute the ecclesiastical province of Vienna, one of only two ecclesiastical provinces of Austria, the other under the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg. The archepiscopal see is vacant as of 22 January 2025 after the retirement of Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn. History At the request of the Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Frederick III, the Diocese of Vienna was established by Pope Paul II on 18 Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
