Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel
The Diocese of Basel (German: Bistum Basel; Latin: Dioecesis Basileensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Switzerland.
Diocese of Basel Dioecesis Basileensis Bistum Basel | |
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 Solothurn Cathedral, the seat of the diocese | |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Territory | Aargau, Basel-Country, Basel-City, Berne, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,585 km2 (4,859 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2015) 3,181,000 1,123,000 (35.3%) |
| Parishes | 520 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 740 (As Diocese of Basel) 7 September 1888 (As Diocese of Basel e Lugano) 8 March 1971 (As Diocese of Basel) |
| Cathedral | St. Ursus Cathedral, Solothurn |
| Secular priests | 675 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Felix Gmür |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Denis Theurillat, Martin Gächter |
| Bishops emeritus | Hansjörg Vogel |
| Map | |
 Map of the modern diocese of Basel within Switzerland | |
| Website | |
| bistum-basel.ch | |
Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (German: Fürstbistum Basel).
The bishop of Basel has not resided in the city of Basel since 1528. Solothurn is the seat of the Bishop of Basel.
Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Basel-Country, Basel-City, Berne, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug.
Basel Minster, the Cathedral of the diocese prior to the reformation
Ordinaries
Haller House in Solothurn, residence of the Bishop of Basel.
- Jakob Christoph Blarer von Wartensee (1576–1608)
- Wilhelm Rinck von Balderstein (1609–1628)
- Johann Heinrich von Ostein (1629–1646)
- Beat Albrecht von Ramstein (1646–1651)
- Johann Franz Reichsritter von Schönau (1651–1656)
- Johann Konrad von Roggenbach (1657–1693)
- Wilhelm Jakob Rink von Baldenstein (1693–1705)
- Johann Konrad Reichsfreiherr von Reinach-Hirzbach (1705–1737)
- Jakob Sigismund von Reinach-Steinbrunn (1737–1743)
- Josef Wilhelm Rinck von Baldenstein (1744–1762)
- Simon Nikolaus Euseb Reichsgraf von Montjoye-Hirsingen (1762–1775)
- Friedrich Ludwig Franz Reichsfreiherr von Wangen zu Geroldseck (1775–1782)
- Franz Joseph Sigismund von Roggenbach (1782–1792)
- Franz Xaver Freiherr von Neveu (1792–1828)
- Josef Anton Salzmann (1828–1854)
- Karl Arnold-Obrist (1854–1862)
- Eugène Lachat C.Pp.S. (1863–1884)
- Friedrich Xaver Odo Fiala (1885–1888)
- Leonhard Haas (1888–1906)
- Jakobus von Stammler (1906–1925)
- Joseph Ambühl (1925–1936)
- Franz von Streng (1936–1967)
- Anton Hänggi (1967–1982)
- Otto Wüst (1982–1993)
- Hansjörg Vogel (1994–1995)
- Kurt Koch (1995–2010)
- Felix Gmür (2010– )
For a list of bishops prior to 1583, see: List of Bishops of Basel
External links
- Bistum Basel (in German and French)
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