Wohlwend named Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Vinzenz (Rudolf) Wohlwend, O. Cist. was named Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

van der Linde resigned as Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Abbot Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist. resigned as Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

Küng retired, Schwarz named Sankt Pölten Bishop

Bishop Klaus Küng retired and Bishop Alois Schwarz was named Bishop of Sankt Pölten, Austria.

Bishop Schwarz had been serving as Bishop of Gurk.

Laun retired as Salzburg Auxiliary

Bishop Andreas Laun, O.S.F.S. retired as Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Glettler named Innsbruck Bishop

Bishop-elect Hermann Glettler was named Bishop of Innsbruck, Austria.

The diocese had been vacant since Bishop Manfred Scheuer was named Bishop of Linz in November 2015.

Hofer named Salzburg Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Hansjörg Hofer was named Auxiliary Bishop of Salzburg, Austria and titular bishop of Abziri.

Schwarz retired, Scheuer named Linz Bishop

Bishop Ludwig Schwarz, S.D.B. retired and Bishop Manfred Scheuer was named Bishop of Linz, Austria.

Bishop Scheuer had been serving as Bishop of Innsbruck.

Krautwaschl named Graz-Seckau Bishop

Bishop-elect Wilhelm Krautwaschl was named Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Egon Kapellari in January 2015.

Werner resigned, Freistetter named Austria, Military Bishop

Bishop Christian Werner resigned and Bishop-elect Werner Freistetter was named Bishop of Austria, Military.

Kapellari retired as Graz-Seckau Bishop

Bishop Egon Kapellari retired as Bishop of Graz-Seckau, Austria.

Lackner named Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop-designate Franz Lackner, O.F.M. was named Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

The archdiocese had been vacant since the retirement of Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. earlier this month.

Archbishop-designate Lackner had been serving as Auxiliary Bishop of Graz-Seckau.

Kothgasser retired as Salzburg Archbishop

Archbishop Alois Kothgasser, S.D.B. retired as Archbishop of Salzburg, Austria.

Elbs named Feldkirch Bishop

Bishop-elect Benno Elbs was named Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria.

The diocese had been vacant since the retirement of Bishop Elmar Fischer in November 2011.

Fischer retired as Feldkirch Bishop

Bishop Elmar Fischer retired as Bishop of Feldkirch, Austria.

Iby retired, Zsifkovics named Eisenstadt Bishop

Bishop Paul Iby retired and Bishop-elect Ägidius Zsifkovics was named Bishop of Eisenstadt, Austria.

van der Linde confirmed as Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Abbot Anselm van der Linde, O. Cist. was confirmed as Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

The post had been vacant since the retirement of Abbot Kassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist. in January 2009.

Wagner named Linz Auxiliary

Bishop-elect Gerhard Wagner was named Auxiliary Bishop of Linz, Austria and titular bishop of Zuri.

Lauterer retired as Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbot

Abbot Kassian (Otto) Lauterer, O. Cist. retired as Abbot of Wettingen-Mehrerau, Austria.

Farhat retired, Zurbriggen named Austria Nuncio

Archbishop Edmond Y. Farhat retired and Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen was named Apostolic Nuncio to Austria.

Archbishop Zurbriggen had been serving as Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, and Apostolic Nuncio to Latvia.

Krätzl retired, Turnovszky named Wien {Vienna} Auxiliary

Bishop Helmut Krätzl retired and Bishop-elect Stephan Turnovszky was named Auxiliary Bishop of Wien {Vienna}, Austria and titular bishop of Ancusa.