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 St. Leonhard am WaldeSt. Leonhard am WaldeView parish
- Pfarre St. Marein in NÖSt. MareinView parish
- Pfarre St. Margarethen an der SierningSt. Margarethen an der SierningView parish
- Pfarre St. Martin am YbbsfeldeSt. Martin-KarlsbachView parish
- Pfarre St. Martin im WaldviertelSt. MartinView parish
- Pfarre St. Michael am BruckbachSt. Michael am BruckbachView parish
- Pfarre St. OswaldSt. OswaldView parish
- Pfarre St. Pantaleon in NÖSt. Pantaleon-ErlaView parish
- Pfarre St. Peter in der AuSt. Peter in der AuView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten Maria LourdesSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-DompfarreSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-FranziskanerpfarreSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-SpratzernSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-St. Johannes-KapistranSt. PöltenMass times recorded
- Pfarre St. Pölten-St. JosefSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-Stattersdorf-HarlandSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-ViehofenSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. Pölten-WagramSt. PöltenView parish
- Pfarre St. ValentinSt. ValentinView parish
- Pfarre St. Veit an der GölsenSt. Veit an der GölsenView parish
- Pfarre St. Wolfgang bei WeitraSt. WolfgangView parish
- Pfarre StatzendorfStatzendorfView parish
- Pfarre Stein an der DonauKrems an der DonauView parish
- Pfarre Steinakirchen am ForstSteinakirchen am ForstView parish
- Pfarre StephanshartStephanshartView parish
- Pfarre StiefernStiefernView parish
- Pfarre StockernStockernView parish
- Pfarre StollhofenStollhofenView parish
- Pfarre StratzingStratzingView parish
- Pfarre StrengbergStrengbergView 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.