Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz

Archdiocese of Vaduz

Archidioecesis Vaduzensis

Erzbistum Vaduz
Cathedral of St. Florin
Location
Country Liechtenstein
Statistics
Area 160 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
Increase35,894
Increase27,279 (Decrease76%)
Parishes 12
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 2 December 1997
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Florin
Patron saint Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Secular priests 23
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Vacant
Apostolic Administrator Benno Elbs
Vicar General Markus Walser
Bishops emeritus Wolfgang Haas
Map
Archdiocese of Vaduz (blue)
Archdiocese of Vaduz (blue)
Website
erzbistum-vaduz.li

The Archdiocese of Vaduz (Latin: Archidioecesis Vaduzensis), which was erected in 1997, is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church which encompasses the entire territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

History

The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum on 2 December 1997. Its territory, taken from the Diocese of Chur, was the entire Principality of Liechtenstein. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of the Swiss Diocese of Chur. The Archdiocese of Vaduz does not belong to any conference of bishops and reports directly to the Holy See.

Wolfgang Haas, who had been a controversial bishop of Chur since 1988, was appointed to head the new archdiocese. He took possession on his see on 21 December 1997 in Vaduz Cathedral, which had been the parish church of St. Florian.

Patrons

The principal patron of the Archdiocese is the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, under the title of her Nativity (September 8). Additional patrons are the martyr St. Lucius (St. Luzi), also a patron of the diocese of Chur, and St. Florin.

Composition

The Archdiocese consists of twelve parishes.

Ordinaries

See also