Bishops of Austria

by Liturgical Precedence

Austria
Bishops by NameBishops by AgeBishops by PrecedenceCardinalsJubilariansRecent Events
Date of
ConsecrationAscending		Bishop Ordinaries of Austria (20)
1991.09.29 (1998.02.21)Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (79)Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, O.P. (79), Cardinal-Priest of Gesù Divin Lavoratore, Metropolitan Archbishop of Wien (Austria), Ordinary of Austria of the Eastern Rite (Austria) and President of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion
2002.12.08 (2013.11.18)Archbishop Franz Lackner, O.F.M. (68)Archbishop Franz Lackner, O.F.M. (68), Metropolitan Archbishop of Salzburg (Austria) and President of Episcopal Conference of Austria
1982.01.17Bishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (92)Bishop Maximilian Aichern, O.S.B. (92), Bishop emeritus of Linz (Austria)
1982.01.24Bishop Egon Kapellari (88)Bishop Egon Kapellari (88), Bishop emeritus of Graz–Seckau (Austria) and former Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Austria
1989.03.05Bishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (84)Bishop Klaus Küng, Opus Dei (84), Bishop emeritus of Sankt Pölten (Austria)
1992.02.02Bishop Christian Werner (81)Bishop Christian Werner (81), Titular Bishop of Wiener Neustadt and Military Ordinary emeritus of Austria (Austria)
1993.01.24Bishop Paul Iby (89)Bishop Paul Iby (89), Bishop emeritus of Eisenstadt (Austria)
1997.02.22Bishop Alois Schwarz (72)Bishop Alois Schwarz (72), Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria)
2001.11.25Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. (84)Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. (84), Bishop emeritus of Linz (Austria)
2003.12.14Bishop Manfred Scheuer (69)Bishop Manfred Scheuer (69), Bishop of Linz (Austria) and Vice-President of Episcopal Conference of Austria
2006.04.23Bishop Franz Scharl (66)Bishop Franz Scharl (66), Titular Bishop of Ierafi and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)
2007.02.25Bishop Anton Leichtfried (57)Bishop Anton Leichtfried (57), Titular Bishop of Rufiniana and Auxiliary Bishop of Sankt Pölten (Austria)
2008.05.12Bishop Stephan Turnovszky (60)Bishop Stephan Turnovszky (60), Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)
2010.09.25Bishop Ägidius Johann Zsifkovics (61)Bishop Ägidius Johann Zsifkovics (61), Bishop of Eisenstadt (Austria)
2013.06.30Bishop Benno Elbs (64)Bishop Benno Elbs (64), Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria) and Apostolic Administrator of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
2015.06.11Bishop Werner Freistetter (71)Bishop Werner Freistetter (71), Military Ordinary of Austria (Austria)
2015.06.14Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl (61)Bishop Wilhelm Krautwaschl (61), Bishop of Graz–Seckau (Austria)
2017.07.09Bishop Hansjörg Hofer (72)Bishop Hansjörg Hofer (72), Titular Bishop of Abziri and Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg (Austria)
2017.12.02Bishop Hermann Glettler (59)Bishop Hermann Glettler (59), Bishop of Innsbruck (Austria)
2020.02.02Bishop Josef Marketz (69)Bishop Josef Marketz (69), Bishop of Gurk (Austria)

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