Roman Catholic Diocese of Linz

Diocese of Linz

Dioecesis Linciensis

Diözese Linz
Coat of arms of the Diocese of Linz
Coat of arms
Location
Country Austria
TerritoryUpper Austria
Ecclesiastical provinceVienna
MetropolitanArchdiocese of Vienna
Statistics
Area11,909 km2 (4,598 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2019)
1,480,000
963,820 (65.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 28, 1785
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintSaint Florian
Severinus of Noricum
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopManfred Scheuer
Metropolitan ArchbishopChristoph Schönborn
Bishops emeritusMaximilian Aichern
Ludwig Schwarz
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Linz (Latin: Dioecesis Linciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna, Austria.