Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz


The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vaduz encompasses the territory of the Principality of Liechtenstein.

History

The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum on 2 December 1997. Before then it had been the Liechtenstein Deanery, a part of the Swiss Diocese of Chur. The public and solemn ceremony took place on 21 December 1997 in the parish church of Vaduz, which was then raised to the dignity of a cathedral, Vaduz Cathedral. Wolfgang Haas, who had been Bishop of Chur since 1988, was appointed to head the new archdiocese carved out of it. Haas still remains Archbishop of Vaduz. The Archdiocese of Vaduz does not belong to any conference of bishops and reports directly to the Holy See.

Patrons

The principal patron of the Archdiocese is the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God, under the title of her birth. Additional patrons are the martyr St. Lucius, also a patron of the diocese of Chur, and St. Florin.

Composition

The Archdiocese consists of twelve parishes.