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
German major religious bodies publish yearly updated records of their membership. According to these, Christianity is the largest religious group in Germany, with around 48 million adherents (~58.5%) in 2016 of whom 23.6 million are Catholics (28.6%) and 21.9 million are Protestants (26.6%). Orthodox Christianity has 1.5 to 2.0 million members or ~2% of the population. Other minor Christian religions counted together have approximately 1.3 million members, forming 1–1.5% of the total population.