Roman Catholic Diocese of Sankt Pölten

Diocese of Sankt Pölten
Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti
Diözese St. Pölten
Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Dom Mariä Himmelfahrt
(Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary)
Location
Country Austria
Territory Lower Austria
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Vienna
Metropolitan Sankt Pölten
Statistics
Area 10,450 km2 (4,030 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2014)
621,100
516,765 (83.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established January 28, 1785
Cathedral Sankt Pölten Cathedral
Patron saint Saint Hippolyte
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Alois Schwarz
Metropolitan Archbishop Christoph Schönborn
Auxiliary Bishops Anton Leichtfried
Emeritus Bishops Klaus Küng
Map
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Diocese of Sankt Pölten (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti) is a diocese located in the city of Sankt Pölten in the Ecclesiastical province of Wien in Austria.

History

Special churches

  • Minor Basilicas:
    • Basilika Maria Taferl, Maria Taferl, Niederösterreich
    • Basilika Unserer Lieben Frau, Geras, Niederösterreich
    • Hl. Dreifaltigkeit, Sonntagberg, Niederösterreich
    • Maria Dreieichen «ad tres Quercus», Dreieichen, Niederösterreich
    • Stift Lilienfeld, Lilienfeld, Niederösterreich

Leadership

  • Bishops of Sankt Pölten (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Alois Schwarz (since 2018.07.01)
    • Bishop Klaus Küng (2004.10.07 - 2018.07.01)
    • Bishop Kurt Krenn (1991.07.11 – 2004.10.07)
    • Bishop Franz Žak (1961.10.01 – 1991.07.11)
    • Bishop Michael Memelauer (1927.04.18 – 1961.09.30)
    • Bishop Johannes Baptist Rößler (1894.01.05 – 1927.01.04)
    • Bishop Matthäus Joseph Binder (1872.10.07 – 1893.08.14)
    • Bishop Joseph Feßler (1864.09.23 – 1872.04.23)
    • Bishop Ignaz Feigerle (1851.12.02 – 1863.09.27)
    • Bishop Anton Alois Buchmayer (1842.12.28 – 1851.09.02)
    • Bishop Michael Johann Wagner (1835.11.16 – 1842.10.23)
    • Bishop Johann Michael Leonhard (1835.02.20 – 1835.11.19)
    • Bishop Jakob Frint (1827.01.02 – 1834.10.11)
    • Bishop Joseph Chrysostomus Pauer (1823.11.10 – 1826.12.19)
    • Bishop Johann Nepomuk Ritter von Dankesreither (1816.06.30 – 1823.06.10)
    • Bishop Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits (1806.03.14 – 1815.04.05)
    • Archbishop Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart, S.J. (1794.01.10 – 1803.06.20)
    • Bishop Johann Heinrich von Kerens, S.J. (1785.02.14 – 1792.11.26)

See also

References

    Coordinates: 48°12′20″N 15°37′41″E / 48.2056°N 15.6280°E / 48.2056; 15.6280

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