Religion in Austria
Catholicism is the largest religion in Austria, representing 57.9% of the total population in 2017. The Catholic Church's governing body in Austria is the Austrian Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of the two archbishops (Wien, Salzburg), the bishops and the abbot of territorial abbey of Wettingen-Mehrerau. Nevertheless, each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Pope. The current president of the Conference of Catholic Bishops is Cardinal Christoph Schönborn. Schönborn belongs to the Central European noble family of Schönborn. Although Austria has no primate, the archbishop of Salzburg is titled "Primus Germaniae" (Primate of Germany).
Religion in Germany
As of 2016, Christianity with around 48 million members is the largest religion in Germany (~58.5% of the population) Consequently, a majority of the German people belong to a Christian community, although many of them take no active part in church life. About 2% of the population is Orthodox Christian and about 1–1.5% follows other forms of Christianity (including other Protestantisms, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism and others).