List of Roman Catholic Bishops for Austria
This list includes all living Roman Catholic bishops on the territory of the Republic of Austria .
Bishops in the Austrian dioceses
| Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | |||
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| Church province of Salzburg | |||||
| Archdiocese of Salzburg | |||||
| archbishop | Franz Lackner OFM | 08/12/2002 01/07/2014 |
Balecium (until November 18, 2013) | Auxiliary Bishop in Graz-Seckau 2002–2013 | |
| Auxiliary bishop | Hansjörg Hofer | 07/09/2017 | Abziri | ||
| Archbishop em. | Alois Kothgasser SDS | 23.11.1997 19.01.2003 |
Bishop of Innsbruck 1997-2003 em. 04/11/2013 |
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| Auxiliary bishop em. | Andreas Laun OSFS | December 21, 1986 | Libertina | em. October 13, 2017 | |
| Feldkirch diocese | |||||
| bishop | Benno Elbs | 06/30/2013 | |||
| Bishop em. | Elmar Fischer | 07/03/2005 | em. 11/15/2011 | ||
| Diocese of Graz-Seckau | |||||
| bishop | Wilhelm Krautwaschl | 06/14/2015 | |||
| Bishop em. | Egon Kapellari | 01/24/1982 | em. January 28, 2015, Bishop of Gurk 1982–2001 | ||
| Diocese of Gurk-Klagenfurt | |||||
| bishop | Josef Marketz | 02/02/2020 | appointed on December 3rd, 2019 Episcopal ordination 02.02.2020 | ||
| Diocese of Innsbruck | |||||
| bishop | Hermann Glettler | 02.12.2017 | |||
| Church Province of Vienna | |||||
| Archdiocese of Vienna | |||||
| archbishop | Christoph Cardinal Schönborn OP | 29.09.1991 14.09.1995 |
Sutrium (until April 13, 1995) | Auxiliary Bishop in Vienna 1991–1995 Cardinal February 21, 1998, member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, Member of the Congregation for Catholic Education |
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| Auxiliary bishop | Franz Scharl | 04/23/2006 | Ierafi | ||
| Auxiliary bishop | Stephan Turnovszky | May 12, 2008 | Ancusa | ||
| Auxiliary bishop em. | Helmut Krätzl | 11/20/1977 | Heraclea Pontica | em. 03/06/2008 | |
| Eisenstadt diocese | |||||
| bishop | Aegidius Zsifkovics | 09/25/2010 | |||
| Bishop em. | Paul Iby | 02/26/1989 | em. 07/09/2010 Apostolic Administrator until 09/25/2010 |
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| Diocese of Linz | |||||
| bishop | Manfred Scheuer | December 14, 2003 January 17, 2016 |
Bishop of Innsbruck 2003–2015 appointed on November 18, 2015 |
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| Bishop em. | Ludwig Schwarz SDS | 11/25/2001 7/6/2005 |
Auxiliary Bishop in Vienna 2001-2005 em. 11/18/2015 |
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| Bishop em. | Maximilian Aichern OSB | 01/17/1982 | em. 05/18/2005 | ||
| Diocese of St. Pölten | |||||
| bishop | Alois Schwarz | 02/22/1997 07/01/2018 |
Mathara in Numidia (until May 22, 2001) | Auxiliary Bishop in Vienna 1997–2001 Bishop of Gurk-Klagenfurt 2001–2018 |
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| Bishop em. | Klaus Küng | 05.03.1989 28.11.2004 |
Bishop of Feldkirch 1989-2004 em. 05/17/2018 |
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| Auxiliary bishop | Anton Leichtfried | 02/25/2007 | Rufiniana | ||
| Immediate | |||||
| Austrian military diocese | |||||
| Military bishop | Werner Freistetter | 06/11/2015 | |||
| Military bishop em. | Christian Werner | 02.02.1992 22.02.1994 |
Aeca until 1997, since 1997 Wiener Neustadt | em. 04/16/2015 |
Byzantine Rite (Austrian Ordinariate)
| bishop | Episcopal ordination taking office |
Others |
|---|---|---|
| Christoph Cardinal Schönborn OP | 29.09.1991 06.11.1995 |
Cardinal February 21, 1998, member of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Member of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches. Member of the Congregation for Catholic Education |
Austrian bishops in other dioceses
| Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | ||
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| Church Province of Windhoek , Namibia | ||||
| Keetmanshoop diocese | ||||
| bishop | Philipp Pöllitzer OMI | 14.07.2007 31.05.2007 |
em. 07/21/2017 | |
| Ecclesiastical Province of Concepción , Chile | ||||
| Diocese of Villarrica | ||||
| em. bishop | Sixtus Parzinger OFMCap | 05.03.1978 19.11.2001 |
em. 02/07/2009 Vicar Apostolic of Araucanía (12/17/1977 - 11/19/2001) |
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| Church Province of Teresina , Brazil | ||||
| Diocese of Parnaíba | ||||
| em. bishop | Alfredo Schäffler | 03.06.2000 21.02.2001 |
em. 08/24/2016 coadjutor 03/15/2000 - 02/21/2001 |
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| Church province of Belém do Pará , Brazil | ||||
| Territorial prelature Xingu | ||||
| em. bishop | Erwin Kräutler , CPPS | 15.01.1981 09.02.1981 |
em. 23.12.2015 coadjutor 07.11.1980 - 02.09.1981 |
Nuncio in Austria
| Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | ||
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| Nunciature in Austria | ||||
| nuncio | Archbishop Pedro López Quintana | January 6, 2002 March 4, 2019 |
Acropolis | |
| em. nuncio | Archbishop Peter Zurbriggen | 4th January 1994 14th January 2009 |
Glastonia | Retired November 30, 2018 |