List of cathedrals in Austria


This is a list of cathedrals in Austria, including both actual and former diocesan cathedrals. Almost all cathedrals in Austria are Catholic, but any non-Catholic cathedrals are also listed here.
The list is intended to be complete.
Although the word "Kathedrale" is used formally in German, the more usual word is "Dom". This not only refers to cathedrals in the proper sense as the seats of bishops, but also to a small number of large churches in Austria, which are known as "Dom" as a mark of distinction or historical importance. These are included in a separate section, without implying that they have the status of cathedrals.

Catholic cathedrals

CathedralArchdiocese
or Diocese
LocationDedicationDescriptionNotes
Eisenstadt Cathedral
Eisenstädter Dom; Dom Sankt Martin, Eisenstadt
Diocese of EisenstadtBurgenland, EisenstadtSaint Martincathedralfrom 1960, when the diocese was created
Feldkirch Cathedral
Feldkircher Dom; Dom Sankt Nikolai, Feldkirch
Diocese of FeldkirchVorarlberg, FeldkirchSaint Nicholascathedralfrom 1968, when the diocese was created
Göss Abbey
Reichsstift Göss; Stiftskirche St. Andrä
Diocese of Graz-SeckauStyria, LeobenBlessed Virgin Mary and Saint Andrewformer cathedral, previously an abbey church; now a parish churchBenedictine abbey 12th century-1782; cathedral of the Diocese of Leoben, founded 1785, abolished 1859
Graz Cathedral
Grazer Dom; Dom Sankt Ägydius, Graz
Diocese of Graz-SeckauStyria, GrazSaint Gilescathedralfrom 1782 or 1786, on the move of the seat of the Bishops of Seckau to Graz
Gurk Cathedral
Gurker Dom; Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt, Gurk
Diocese of Gurk-KlagenfurtCarinthia, GurkAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Maryco-cathedralfrom 1787; cathedral of the Diocese of Gurk 1071-1787
Innsbruck Cathedral
Innsbrucker Dom; Dom Sankt Jakob, Innsbruck
Diocese of InnsbruckTyrol, InnsbruckSaint James the Greatcathedralfrom 1964, when the diocese of Innsbruck-Feldkirch was created; renamed diocese of Innsbruck in 1968
Klagenfurt Cathedral
Klagenfurter Dom; Dom der Heiligen Petrus und Paulus, Klagenfurt
Diocese of Gurk-KlagenfurtCarinthia, KlagenfurtSaint Peter and Saint Paulcathedralfrom 1787, when the bishops' seat was transferred here from Gurk
New Cathedral, Linz
Neuer Dom; Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom, Linz
Diocese of LinzUpper Austria, LinzImmaculate Conceptioncathedralfrom 1924, when dedicated, replacing the Old Cathedral, Linz; construction began in 1855/1862
Old Cathedral, Linz
Alter Dom; Domkirche St. Ignatius, Linz
Diocese of LinzUpper Austria, LinzSaint Ignatius Loyolaco-cathedralfrom 1924, after the dedication of the present cathedral; cathedral 1785-1924; previously a Jesuit church
Basilica of St Laurence, Lorch
Basilika St. Laurenz
Diocese of LinzUpper Austria, Enns, LorchSaint Lawrenceminor basilicaan earlier building on the site was the cathedral in the 4th/5th centuries of the bishopric of Lauriacum, the bishopric of the Roman province of Noricum; the present church dates from the 13th/14th centuries, and has never been the seat of a bishop.
Salzburg Cathedral
Salzburger Dom
Archdiocese of SalzburgState of Salzburg, SalzburgSaint Vergil and Saint Rupertcathedralfrom 987, in an earlier building on the site; the present building was dedicated in 1628
St. Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg
Erzabtei St. Peter
Archdiocese of SalzburgState of Salzburg, SalzburgSaint Peterformer cathedral, abbey churchuntil 987, the abbey church was also the cathedral, as the abbots of St. Peter's were also the Archbishops of Salzburg
Franciscan Church, Salzburg
Franziskanerkirche Unserer Lieben Frau, Salzburg
Archdiocese of SalzburgState of Salzburg, SalzburgBlessed Virgin Marypro-cathedral 1600-28, parish church; former friary churchused as cathedral while the present Salzburg Cathedral was under construction
Sankt Andrä Cathedral; St. Andrew's Church, Sankt Andrä
Dom- und Stadtpfarrkirche St. Andrä im Lavanttal
Diocese of Gurk-KlagenfurtCarinthia, Sankt AndräSaint Andrewformer cathedral, now parish churchcathedral of the former Diocese of Lavant from 1228 to 1859, when the diocese was moved to Marburg
Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Sankt Pöltner Dom; Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt, Sankt Pölten
Diocese of Sankt PöltenLower Austria, Sankt PöltenAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Marycathedralfrom 1785
Seckau Abbey
Dom- und Abteikirche Mariä Himmelfahrt; Dom im Gebirg
Diocese of Graz-SeckauSeckauAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Maryco-cathedral, abbey church; minor basilicafrom 1782; cathedral of the Diocese of Seckau 1218-1782, although in practice the bishops were based at the nearby Schloss Seggau
St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna
Stephansdom
Archdiocese of ViennaViennaSaint Stephencathedral; World Heritage Sitefrom 1147, the date of foundation of the diocese
Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey
Territorialabtei Wettingen-Mehrerau
territory of Wettingen-Mehrerau AbbeyVorarlberg, BregenzThe Blessed Virgin Mary, Star of the Sea, and of Mehrerauterritorial abbey formerly Benedictine, now Cistercian ; the abbot has the rank of a bishop in respect of the abbey's territory
Cathedral of the Military Ordinariate in Austria
St.-Georgs-Kathedrale, Wiener Neustadt
Military Ordinariate of Austria
Militärseelsorge Österreich
Lower Austria, Wiener NeustadtSaint Georgecathedral since 1987also the chapel of Burg Wiener Neustadt and the Theresian Military Academy
Wiener Neustadt Cathedral
Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt und St. Rupert; Liebfrauendom
Archdiocese of ViennaLower Austria, Wiener NeustadtAssumption of Mary and Saint Rupertformer cathedral, now parish churchcathedral from 1468 or 1469 to 1785 of the former Diocese of Wiener Neustadt

Old Catholic cathedrals

CathedralArchdiocese
or Diocese
LocationDedicationChurchNotes
Church of the Holy Saviour, Vienna
Sankt Salvator, Wien; Salvatorkapelle
Old Catholic Church of AustriaVienna, Innere Stadt, Wipplingerstraße 6 / Altes RathausHoly SaviourOld Catholic Churchformer chapel of the Altes Rathaus

Non-episcopal churches often referred to as ''Dom''

The following churches are often referred to as Dom but have never been the seats of bishops: