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Bishop Benno Elbs

Bishop of Feldkirch; Apostolic Administrator of Vaduz

Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Coat of arms of the Austrian Bishop Benno Elbs, Bishop of Feldkirch.
Born
Oct 16, 1960 Bregenz, Bregenz District, Austria
Nationality
Austria
Ordained priest
May 16, 1986 Bahnhofstrasse 13, Austria
Ordained bishop
Jun 30, 2013 Feldkirch, Austria
Appointed
Sep 20, 2023
Principal consecrator
Alois Kothgasser
Co-consecrators
Christoph Schönborn Elmar Fischer
Education
University of Innsbruck

Benno Elbs was born on October 16, 1960, in Bregenz. After obtaining a diploma in Logotherapy and Existential Analysis, he pursued theological studies in Innsbruck, eventually earning a Doctorate in Theology. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Feldkirch in 1986 and subsequently appointed assistant parish priest in Bregenz and a teacher of religion. In 1989, he was named spiritual director of the "Marianum" in Bregenz, becoming its rector the following year. In 1994, he was appointed head of the diocesan pastoral office and a member of both the College of Consultors and the diocesan finance council. In 2005, he was appointed Vicar General to Bishop Elmar Fischer. Following the Bishop's resignation on November 15, 2011, the diocesan consultors elected Monsignor Benno Elbs as Diocesan Administrator.