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| Old Catholic Church of Austria | |
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| Classification | Catholic |
| Governance | Episcopal |
| Leader | Maria Kubin |
| Associations | International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference |
| Region | Austria |
| Headquarters | Vienna |
| Separated from | Roman Catholic Church |
| Congregations | 14 |
| Members | 4,900 (2021)[1] |
| Ministers | 15 |
| Official website | altkatholiken |
TheOld Catholic Church of Austria (German:Altkatholische Kirche Österreichs) is the Austrian member church of theUnion of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches. Within the Union of Utrecht, the Old Catholic Church of Austria also has delegated jurisdiction over theOld Catholic Church of Croatia, and other regions of formerYugoslavia.[2]
In 1997, the church beganordaining women.[3] In 2007, the church elected as its headBishop John Okoro, aNigerian formerRoman Catholic priest, who became a member of the Old Catholic Church of Austria in 1999.[4] Prior to his election he had been theparish priest inVorarlberg. He retired in 2015, and new Bishop Heinz Lederleitner was elected at the Synod meeting in Klagenfurt on 24 October 2015, and consecrated in Vienna on 13 February 2016.[5] Following Heinz's retirement,Maria Kubin was consecrated as bishop for the church in 2023.[6]
The following bishops have governed the Old Catholic Church in Austria.
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