Archdiocese of Salzburg
Archdiocese of Salzburg Archidioecesis Salisburgensis Erzdiözese Salzburg | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| Territory | Salzburg, Tyrol |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Salzburg |
| Metropolitan | Salzburg, Salzburg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,715 km2 (3,751 sq mi) |
Population
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| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Franz Lackner, O.F.M. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Hansjörg Hofer |
| Vicar General | Roland Rasser |
| Episcopal Vicars | Gottfried Laireiter |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| kirchen.net/portal | |
The Archdiocese of Salzburg (Latin: Archidioecesis Salisburgensis) is a Latin rite archdiocese of the Catholic Church, based in Salzburg, Austria. It serves as the leading diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg and is one of two Austrian archdioceses, alongside the Archdiocese of Vienna.
During the late medieval and early modern periods, the Archbishops of Salzburg held the title of prince-archbishops within the Holy Roman Empire, governing the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg—a distinct polity that lasted until 1803. That year, it was secularized and became the Electorate of Salzburg, ending the archbishops' temporal authority.