Military Ordinariate of Austria
Military Ordinariate of Austria Ordinariatus Militaris Austriae Militärordinariat der Republik Österreich | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Austria |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Population |
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| Parishes | 21 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | Military bishopric in 1773 Military vicariate in 1959 Military ordinariate in 1986 |
| Cathedral | St. George's Cathedral in Wiener Neustadt |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Werner Freistetter |
| Vicar General | Peter Papst |
| Bishops emeritus | Christian Werner |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Military Ordinariate of Austria (German: Militärordinariat der Republik Österreich, Latin: Ordinariatus Militaris Austriae) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church. Immediately exempt to the Holy See, it provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Austrian Armed Forces and their families.