Diocese of Linz

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DIOCESE OF LINZ (Dioecesis Linciensis)

Country : Austria
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established: 1785

Official blazon

• (de) Gespalten; vorne halbgeteilt und gespalten von Blau, Rot und Silber: rechts oben ein goldenes, aus der Teilungslinie hervorgehendes Kleeblattkreuz, unten zwei silberne Pfähle; links ein blauer Balken, begleitet von drei blauen, 2: 1 gestellten Flachsblüten mit goldenen Butzen.

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Arms of Bishops

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  Ernest Johann Nepomuk Graf Herberstein (1783–1788)

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  Joseph Anton Gall (1789–1807)

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  Sigismund Ernst Hohenwart (1809–1825)

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  Gregorius Thomas Ziegler (1827–1852)

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  Franz Joseph Rudigier (1853–1884)

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  Ernest Maria Müller (1885–1888)

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  Franz Maria Doppelbauer (1889–1908)

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  Rudolph Hittmair (1909–1915)

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  Johannes Maria Gföllner (1915–1941)

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  Josephus Calasanz Fließer (1946–1955)

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  Franz Salesius Zauner (1956–1980)

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  Maximilian Aichern (1981–2005)

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  Ludwig Schwarz (2005-2015)

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  Manfred Scheuer (2015-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Josephus Calasanz Fließer (1941–1946)

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  Alois Wagner (1969–1982)

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