Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz

Archdiocese of Vaduz

*Archidioecesis Vaduzensis*

Erzbistum Vaduz
Archdiocese of Vaduz; Archidioecesis Vaduzensis; Erzbistum Vaduz
	Cathedral of St. Florin
Location
Country	Liechtenstein
Metropolitan	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	160 km2 (62 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2014); 35,894; 27,279 (76%)
Parishes	12
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	December 2, 1997
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Florin
Patron saint	Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Secular priests	23
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Wolfgang Haas
Vicar General
Map
	; Archdiocese of Vaduz (blue)
Website
	erzbistum-vaduz.li

The Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz encompasses the 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. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of the Swiss Diocese of Chur. The public and solemn ceremony took place on 21 December 1997 in the parish church of Vaduz, which was then raised to the dignity of a cathedral, Vaduz Cathedral. Wolfgang Haas, who had been a controversial Bishop of Chur since 1988, was appointed to head the new archdiocese formed from part of its territory.^[2] Mgr Haas is still the current Archbishop of Vaduz. The Archdiocese of Vaduz does not belong to any conference of bishops and reports directly to the Holy See.

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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Archdiocese of Vaduz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
^ Allen, Jr., John L. (8 January 1999). "Haas appointment brings high drama to tiny principality of Liechtenstein". National Catholic Reporter.

External links[]

(in German) Official website
Statistics relating to the Archdiocese of Vaduz

Coordinates: 47°08′10″N 9°31′22″E / 47.1362°N 9.5229°E / 47.1362; 9.5229

[Data-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Archdiocese of Vaduz". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

[2] Allen, Jr., John L. (8 January 1999). "Haas appointment brings high drama to tiny principality of Liechtenstein". National Catholic Reporter.

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