Roman Catholic Diocese of Basel
Diocese of Basel Diœcesis Basileensis Bistum Basel | |
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Solothurn Cathedral, the seat of the diocese | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Territory | Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug |
| Metropolitan | Immediately subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,585 km2 (4,859 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 483 |
| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Felix Gmür |
| Bishops emeritus | Hansjörg Vogel Denis Theurillat Martin Gächter |
| Map | |
Map of the modern diocese of Basel within Switzerland | |
| Website | |
| bistum-basel.ch | |
The Diocese of Basel (German: Bistum Basel; Latin: Diœcesis Basileensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Switzerland.
Historically, the bishops of Basel were also secular rulers of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel (German: Fürstbistum Basel). Today the diocese of Basel includes the Swiss cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Jura, Lucerne, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau, and Zug.