Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen

Diocese of St. Gallen Dioecesis Sancti Galli Bistum Sankt Gallen
Cathedral of the Diocese
Location
Country	Switzerland
Metropolitan	Immediately Subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	2,429 km² (938 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 533,000 261,400 (49%)
Parishes	142
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin
Established	8 April 1847
Cathedral	Abbey of Saint Gall
Patron saint	Saint Gall
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Markus Büchel
Emeritus Bishops	Ivo Fürer
Map
Map of the Diocese
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Galli) is a Roman Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

The diocese was created in 1847 from the territory of the episcopal see of Chur-St. Gallen. 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.

Ordinaries

Johann Georg Bossi (1835 - 1836)
Vacant (1837 - 1845)
Johann Peter Mirer (1846 - 1862)
Karl Johann Greith (1862 - 1882)
Augustin Egger (1882 - 1906)
Ferdinand Rüegg (1906 - 1913)
Robert Bürkler (1913 - 1930)
Alois Scheiwiler (1930 - 1938)
Joseph Meile (1938 - 1957)
Joseph Hasler (1957 - 1976)
Otmar Mäder (1976 - 1994)
Ivo Fürer (1995 - 2005)
Markus Büchel (2006 - )

Roman Catholicism in Switzerland

Dioceses	Basel Chur Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg Lugano Saint Gallen Sion

Cathedrals	Solothurn Chur Fribourg Lugano Saint Gallen Sion

Territorial abbeys	St. Maurice's Abbey Einsiedeln Abbey

Catholic organizations	Jungwacht Blauring

Authority control	GND: 4356994-8 HDS: 11404

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