Diocese of Linz

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Bishop(s) Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B., Bishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B., Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 28 January 1785 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Wien {Vienna} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Austria Square Kilometers: 11,909 (4,599 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.dioezese-linz.or.at/ Mailing Address: Herrenstrasse 19, Postfach 251, A-4010 Linz, Oesterreich Telephone: (0732)772.676.1140 Fax: 772.676.1137

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ernest Johann Nepomuk Reichsgraf von Herberstein (Herbstein) † (1 Jan 1785 Appointed - 17 Mar 1788 Died)
• Joseph Anton Gall † (9 May 1788 Appointed - 18 Jun 1807 Died)
• Sigismund Ernst Graf von Hohenwart, O.S.A. † (19 Dec 1814 Appointed - 22 Apr 1825 Died)
• Gregorius Thomas Ziegler, O.S.B. † (13 Apr 1827 Appointed - 15 Apr 1852 Died)
• Franz Joseph Rudigier (Rudiger) † (19 Dec 1852 Appointed - 29 Nov 1884 Died)
• Ernest Maria Müller † (17 Feb 1885 Appointed - 28 Sep 1888 Died)
• Franz von Sales Maria Doppelbauer † (17 Dec 1888 Appointed - 2 Dec 1908 Died)
• Rudolf Hittmair † (17 Mar 1909 Appointed - 5 Mar 1915 Died)
• Johannes Evangelist Maria Gföllner † (16 Jul 1915 Appointed - 3 Jun 1941 Died)
• Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) † (11 May 1946 Appointed - 1 Jan 1956 Resigned)
• Franz Sales Zauner † (1 Jan 1956 Succeeded - 15 Aug 1980 Retired)
• Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (15 Dec 1981 Appointed - 18 May 2005 Resigned)
• Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. (6 Jul 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
28 January 1785	Erected	Diocese of Passau	Diocese of Linz (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	978,480	1,133,000	86.4%	692	462	1,154	847		750	2,700	437	ap1951
1970	1,115,281	1,209,181	92.2%	358	517	875	1,274		711	2,713	462	ap1971
1980	1,121,993	1,248,015	89.9%	566	483	1,049	1,069	6	639	2,156	467	ap1981
1990	1,080,545	1,237,748	87.3%	494	429	923	1,170	25	517	1,753	471	ap1991
1999	1,085,113	1,388,500	78.2%	457	349	806	1,346	55	427	1,352	471	ap2000
2000	1,080,800	1,377,700	78.4%	458	344	802	1,347	58	426	1,294	471	ap2001
2001	1,073,800	1,380,000	77.8%	445	350	795	1,350	63	429	1,263	471	ap2002
2002	1,073,500	1,382,000	77.7%	438	340	778	1,379	63	449	1,209	472	ap2003
2003	1,070,794	1,386,000	77.3%	431	332	763	1,403	67	416	1,163	472	ap2004
2004	1,067,298	1,388,500	76.9%	423	331	754	1,415	71	431	1,100	472	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (Bishop: 15 Dec 1981 to 18 May 2005)
• Franz von Sales Maria Doppelbauer † (Priest: 26 Jul 1868; Bishop: 17 Dec 1888 to 2 Dec 1908)
• Joseph Calasanz Fließer (Fliesser) † (Priest: 28 Jun 1919; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Mar 1941; Bishop: 11 May 1946 to 1 Jan 1956)
• Joseph Anton Gall † (Bishop: 9 May 1788 to 18 Jun 1807)
• Johannes Evangelist Maria Gföllner † (Priest: 28 Oct 1893; Bishop: 16 Jul 1915 to 3 Jun 1941)
• Ernest Johann Nepomuk Reichsgraf von Herberstein (Herbstein) † (Bishop: 1 Jan 1785 to 17 Mar 1788)
• Rudolf Hittmair † (Priest: 29 Jul 1888; Bishop: 17 Mar 1909 to 5 Mar 1915)
• Sigismund Ernst Graf von Hohenwart, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1814 to 22 Apr 1825)
• Kurt Krenn (Priest: 7 Oct 1962 to 3 Mar 1987)
• Ernest Maria Müller † (Bishop: 17 Feb 1885 to 28 Sep 1888)
• Franz Joseph Rudigier (Rudiger) † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1852 to 29 Nov 1884)
• Manfred Scheuer (Priest: 10 Oct 1980 to 21 Oct 2003)
• Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. (Bishop: 6 Jul 2005 - )
• Alois Wagner † (Priest: 10 Oct 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Sep 1969 to 1 Sep 1969)
• Michael Johann Wagner † (Priest: 1 Sep 1811 to 27 Apr 1833)
• Franz Sales Zauner † (Priest: 25 Oct 1931; Coadjutor Bishop: 22 Jun 1949; Bishop: 1 Jan 1956 to 15 Aug 1980)
• Gregorius Thomas Ziegler, O.S.B. † (Bishop: 13 Apr 1827 to 15 Apr 1852)