The Archdiocese of Vaduz was erected by Pope John Paul II in the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum on 2 December 1997. Its territory, taken from the Diocese of Chur, was the entire Principality of Liechtenstein.
Pope John Paul II established the Archdiocese of Vaduz on December 2nd, 1997, through the apostolic constitution Ad satius consulendum. The territory of this new archdiocese was originally part of the Diocese of Chur and included the entirety of Liechtenstein.