Diocese of St. Gallen Diœcesis Sancti Galli Bistum Sankt Gallen | |
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Location | |
Country | Switzerland |
Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 2,429 km2 (938 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 650,134 261,690 (40.3%) |
Parishes | 142 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 8 April 1847 |
Cathedral | Abbey of Saint Gall |
Patron saint | Saint Gall |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Markus Büchel |
Map | |
Map of the Diocese | |
Website | |
bistum-stgallen.ch |
The Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Diœcesis Sancti Galli) is a Latin Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
The diocese was created in 1824 but united with the episcopal see of Chur until 1847.
Much of the territory had earlier been part of the Diocese of Konstanz.
The St Gallen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the see of the diocese.