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Franz Lackner
- Franz Lackner is the ninety-first Bishop of Salzburg, the ninetieth successor of Saint Rupert and the seventy-ninth Archbishop.
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The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg (Latin: Archiepiscopatus Salisburgensis; German: Fürsterzbistum Salzburg; Erzstift Salzburg; Erzbistum Salzburg) was an ecclesiastical principality and state of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Mar 18, 2024 · Even today, the Archbishop of Salzburg has special rights within the Catholic Church, as Salzburg is the second oldest archbishopric in the German-speaking world. To this day, the princely hat crowns the coat of arms of Salzburg Province.
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The Current Archbishop: Dr. Franz Lackner. Since 2013, Franz Lackner has served as the Archbishop of Salzburg. Born in Styria, he was not ordained as a priest until the age of 35.
- Auerspergstraße 6, Salzburg, 5020
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Aug 29, 2018 · The independent city-state of Salzburg was ruled by a succession of “prince-archbishops,” whose extravagance was better known than their piety. Their fortress and palace looms on the cliffs above the magnificent Baroque cathedral, as well as two ornate ride-in watering fountains for their horses.
The prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical state within the Holy Roman Empire. The official religion was Roman Catholicism, and the state was ruled by a Prince-Archbishop. However, Lutheranism had gained a toehold in Salzburg, mostly in the Alpine mountains and valleys outside the city.
The Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg was an ecclesiastical principality and state of the Holy Roman Empire. It comprised the secular territory ruled by the archbishops of Salzburg, as distinguished from the much larger Catholic diocese founded in 739 by Saint Boniface in the German stem duchy of Bavaria.
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