Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen
Diocese of St. Gallen Dioecesis Sangallensis Bistum Sankt Gallen | |
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St. Gallen Cathedral (officially the Collegiate Church of Saints Gall and Othmar). | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Metropolitan | Immediately Subject to the Holy See |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,429 km2 (938 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 142 |
| Churches | 149 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 April 1847 |
| Cathedral | St. Gallen Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Saint Gall and Saint Othmar |
| Secular priests | 78 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop Elect | Beat Grögli |
| Map | |
Map of the Diocese | |
| Website | |
| bistum-stgallen.ch | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Gallen (Latin: Dioecesis Sangallensis, German: Bistum Sankt Gallen) is a Latin Catholic diocese in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Although the region functioned as an important centre of Christianity in Europe during the Middle Ages, the diocese itself was only established in 1847. Its territory corresponds to the Canton of St. Gallen, with the bishop also acting on behalf of the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden and Appenzell Innerrhoden as apostolic administrations.
The St. Gallen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the episcopal see of the diocese.