Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg
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The Archdiocese of Salzburg (Latin: Archidioecesis Salisburgensis; Bavarian: Erzbistum Soizburg) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Austria. The archdiocese is one of two Austrian archdioceses, serving alongside the Archdiocese of Vienna.
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Archdiocese of Salzburg Archidioecesis Salisburgensis Erzdiözese Salzburg | |
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Location | |
Country | Austria |
Territory | Salzburg, Tyrol |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Salzburg |
Metropolitan | Salzburg, Salzburg |
Statistics | |
Area | 9,715 km2 (3,751 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020) 746,515 460,106 ( 61.6%) |
Parishes | 210 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 20 April 798 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Rupert and Saint Vergilius |
Patron saint | Saint Rupert Saint Virgil |
Secular priests | 196 (diocesan) 97 (religious orders) 54 permanent deacons |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Franz Lackner, O.F.M. |
Auxiliary Bishops | Hansjörg Hofer |
Vicar General | Roland Rasser |
Episcopal Vicars | Gottfried Laireiter |
Bishops emeritus | Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. (em. auxiliary bishop) |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Archbishopric of Salzburg was a prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire until 1803, when it was secularized as the Electorate of Salzburg. The archdiocese was reestablished in 1818 without temporal power.