Old Catholic Church of Austria

Old Catholic Church of Austria
Classification	Catholic
Theology	Ultrajectine
Governance	Episcopal
Leader	Heinz Lederleitner
Associations	International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference
Region	Austria
Headquarters	Vienna
Separated from	Roman Catholic Church
Congregations	14
Members	11,500 (2007)
Ministers	15
Official website	altkatholiken.at
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The Old Catholic Church of Austria (German: Altkatholische Kirche Österreichs) is the Austrian member church of the Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches. It was nationally recognized in 1877, despite objections of the imperial dynasty and the Roman Catholic hierarchy in the formally pro-Vatican I state of Austria-Hungary.

In 1997, the church began ordaining women.^[3] In 2007, the church elected Bishop John Okoro, a Nigeria former Roman Catholic priest, who became a member of the Old Catholic Church of Austria in 1999.^[4] Prior to his election he had been the parish priest in Vorarlberg.

References

↑ "Altkatholische Kirche: Johannes Okoro zum Bischof gewählt" [Old Catholic Church: Johannes Okoro elected as bishop]. religion.orf.at (in German). Vienna, AT: ORF Online and Teletext GmbH. 2007-11-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-10.
↑ "Bischof". altkatholiken.at (in German). Vienna, AT: Altkatholische Kirche Österreichs. Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
↑ "Wofür wir stehen: der lange Weg zur Frauenordination" [What we stand for: the long way to the ordination of women]. altkatholiken.at (in German). Vienna, AT: Altkatholische Kirche Österreichs. Archived from the original on 2012-03-03.
↑ Pink, Oliver (2007-11-19). "Interview: 'Wollte Priester bleiben und Ja zur Liebe sagen' " [Interview: 'Wanted to remain a priest and say yes to love' ]. diepresse.com (in German). Vienna, AT: Die Presse. Archived from the original on 2008-04-20.

Religion in Austria

Christianity in Austria	Roman Catholicism Old Catholic Church

Other religions	Buddhism Hinduism Judaism Islam

Related	Freedom of religion in Austria Call to Disobedience

The Union of Utrecht of the Old Catholic Churches

Unifying institutions	Old Catholic Archbishop of Utrecht International Old Catholic Bishops' Conference International Old Catholic Congresses

Member churches	Old Catholic Church of the Netherlands Catholic Diocese of the Old Catholics in Germany Old Catholic Church of Austria Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic Polish Catholic Church (see below for PNCC based in the United States)

Dependent jurisdictions	Old Catholic Church of Croatia Old Catholic Mission in France Old Catholic Church in Sweden and Denmark

Churches in full communion	Anglican Communion Philippine Independent Church

Churches no longer in communion	Old Catholic Church in Italy Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC; based in the United States)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 135511170 LCCN: no98126031 GND: 2001043-6

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