Suffragan diocese Sankt Pölten, Austria
Diocese of Sankt Pölten
Sancti Hippolyti
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese in Lower Austria, erected 28 January 1785 from territory of the Diocese of Passau, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Vienna. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Assumption (Dom Maria Himmelfahrt) in Sankt Poelten. Bishop Alois Schwarz, the 18th bishop of the see, was appointed 17 May 2018.
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- Established
- 1785
- Catholics
- 486,200
- Priests
- 408
- Territory
- 10,450 km²
Parishes and churches
421 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Pfarre SchönbachSchönbachView parish
- Pfarre Schönberg am KampSchönberg am KampView parish
- Pfarre Schönbühel an der DonauSchönbühel-AggsbachView parish
- Pfarre SeitenstettenSeitenstettenMass times recorded
- Pfarre SenftenbergSenftenbergView parish
- Pfarre SeyfriedsSeyfriedsView parish
- Pfarre SiebenlindenSiebenlindenView parish
- Pfarre SieghartskirchenSieghartskirchenView parish
- Pfarre SigmundsherbergSigmundsherbergView parish
- Pfarre SindelburgSindelburgView parish
- Pfarre SonntagbergSonntagbergView parish
- Pfarre SpeisendorfSpeisendorfView parish
- Pfarre SpitalSpitalView parish
- Pfarre SpitzSpitzView parish
- Pfarre St. Aegyd am NeuwaldeSt. Aegyd am NeuwaldeView parish
- Pfarre St. Andrä an der TraisenSt. Andrä an der TraisenView parish
- Pfarre St. Andrä vor dem HagenthaleSt. Andrä-WördernView parish
- Pfarre St. Anton an der JessnitzSt. Anton an der JeßnitzView parish
- Pfarre St. BernhardSt. Bernhard-FrauenhofenView parish
- Pfarre St. ChristophenNeulengbachView parish
- Pfarre St. Georgen am ReithSt. Georgen am ReithView parish
- Pfarre St. Georgen am SteinfeldeSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Georgen am YbbsfeldeSt. Georgen am YbbsfeldeView parish
- Pfarre St. Georgen an der LeysSt. Georgen an der LeysView parish
- Pfarre St. Georgen in der KlausSt. Georgen in der KlausView parish
- Pfarre St. Gotthard in NÖSt. GotthardView parish
- Pfarre St. Johann bei GroßheinrichschlagGroßheinrichschlagView parish
- Pfarre St. Johann in EngstettenSt. Johann in EngstettenView parish
- Pfarre St. Leonhard am ForstSt. Leonhard am ForstView parish
- Pfarre St. Leonhard am HornerwaldSt. Leonhard am HornerwaldView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Alois Schwarz
- Born
- 14 June 1952
- Birthplace
- Hollenthon
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption (Dom Maria Himmelfahrt), Sankt Poelten stands in Sankt Pölten, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
The city of Sankt Pölten, in Austria's ecclesiastical province of Wien, is home to this Latin Church diocese, known in Latin as Dioecesis Sancti Hippolyti.