Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna
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Archdiocese of Vienna Archidioecesis Viennensis Archidioecesis Vindobonensis Erzdiözese Wien |
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| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| Territory | Vienna, Lower Austria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Vienna |
| Metropolitan | Vienna |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,100 km2 (3,500 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 2,713,222 1,246,608 (45.9%) |
| Parishes | 659 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 January 1469 |
| Cathedral | St. Stephen's Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Stephen |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Christoph Schönborn |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Franz Scharl Stefan Turnovsky |
| Vicar General | Nikolaus Krasa |
| Emeritus Bishops | Helmut Krätzl |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vienna (Latin: Archidioecesis Viennensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Austria.
Erected as the Diocese of Vienna on 18 January 1469, and elevated to the dignity of an archdiocese on 1 June 1722, the archepiscopal see resides in the cathedral of Stephansdom in Vienna.
Along with the Archdiocese of Salzburg the two ecclesiastical provinces comprise the whole of the modern state of Austria. The Archdiocese is the metropolitan of 3 dioceses: Eisenstadt, Linz, Sankt Pölten.
The current bishop is Christoph Schoenborn, appointed in 1995 and elevated to cardinal in 1998.
Coordinates: 48°12′31″N 16°22′23″E / 48.2085°N 16.3731°E
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