The Archdiocese of Vienna has confirmed that Archbishop Josef Grünwidl is in talks with Fr Toni Faber, the long-serving provost of St Stephen’s Cathedral, after Austrian media reports raised questions about the priest’s future.
Kathpress, the Austrian Catholic news agency, reported on May 14 that the Kronen Zeitung had carried a prominent story on a possible departure for Fr Faber as cathedral provost. Michael Prüller, spokesman for the Archdiocese of Vienna, told Kathpress that discussions between the cathedral provost and the archbishop were taking place, but added: “As long as there is no outcome, we cannot say anything more about it.”
