The Non-uniformity of the ChurchScheer, Tamara (Avtor) Roman Catholic Churchaustrian historylanguage diversitynationalismThe Roman Catholic Church is often spoken of in the singular. This article argues that this was not applicable for language politics. The many dioceses in late Habsburg Austria approached the organization of language use differently, whether it be the internal language use, the ordinariate language, or the daily language use in the many parishes. The reasons for this varied organization were mixed: so called historical traditions, but most importantly, individuals acting, on top bishops. Beside, many priests actively took part in local (nationalist) language discourse, and bishops judged their activity differently.20232026-07-08 15:27:58Delo ni kategorizirano30922slImetniki avtorskih pravic na prispevkih so avtorji. CC BY-NC 4.0