Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau

Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey near Lake Constance
Religion
AffiliationCatholic Church
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusActive
LeadershipVinzenz Wohlwend, OCist
Location
LocationBregenz, Austria
StateVorarlberg
Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau is located in Austria
Territorial Abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau
Shown within Austria
Geographic coordinates47°30′13″N 9°43′14″E / 47.503611°N 9.720556°E / 47.503611; 9.720556
Architecture
TypeMonastery
StyleRomanesque, Gothic

Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is a Cistercian territorial abbey and cathedral[1] located at Mehrerau on the outskirts of Bregenz in Vorarlberg, Austria. Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey is directly subordinate to the Holy See and thus forms no part of the Catholic Archdiocese of Salzburg. The abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, however, is a member of the Austrian Bishops' Conference. The official name of the abbey is Beatae Mariae Virginis de Maris Stella et de Augia Majore (Latin: Abbatia Territorialis Beatissimae Mariae Virginis Maris Stellae).[2][failed verification]

  1. ^ "Cathedrals in Austria". www.gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  2. ^ Lins, Joseph (1911). "Mehrerau". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Robert Appleton Company.